Manohar Parrikar, Unnao Sakshi Maharaj performed asanas on Yoga Day

KANPUR: With much gusto and enthusiasm, the city denizens on Tuesday morning, came out in open grounds to take part in the second International Yoga Day.
While Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar did Yoga along with the officers and soldiers at Garrison ground in Kanpur Cantt, BJP MP from Unnao Sakshi Maharaj did Yoga in an indoor auditorium in Unnao along with several people.Parrikar did Yogic exercises on the instructions received from the dias. He was accompanied with BJP MP from Akbarpur, Devendra Singh Bhole.
Defence minister could not do 'Surya Namaskar' due to some trouble. He said that Yoga has become global and that it is being advertised by TV programmes. District BJP President, Surendra Maithani informed that before leaving the ground, Parrikar met the soliders of the Indian army and spoke in detail with them about the facilities that they get and also the unit in which they are posted.
He also had breakfast with the soldiers and cheered them up, Maithani informed. Parrikar stayed for a little over two hours and left for Delhi at 8.30 am. His flight took off from Chakeri airport at Ahirwan in the city.
Priyank Arya, PRO of Sakshi Maharaj informed that due to rains the venue of celebrations on the occasion of International Yoga Day was changed from Pandit Deen Dayal stadium to an indoor auditorium where Nehru Yuva Kendra conducted the Yoga day. Arya said that Maharaj also honoured the NCC cadets and the Yog Gurus on this occasion.