
Government of Chhattisgarh is all set for the grand observance of International Yoga Day on 21st June. This year, mass yoga demonstrations will be organized across the state on the theme “Yoga Sangam–Harit Yoga”, from district headquarters to gram panchayat levels. The mass yoga practice events at district headquarters will witness the gracious presence of Governor, Chief Minister, Union Ministers of State, both Deputy Chief Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, and Members of the Legislative Assembly as chief guests. As per the instructions issued by the Chhattisgarh Department of General Administration, the chief guests have been designated for these district-level mass yoga sessions.
In the state capital Raipur, the mass yoga session on International Yoga Day will be held under the chief patronage of Governor Shri Ramen Deka. Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai will lead the mass yoga session at Ranjita Stadium in Jashpur at 7 AM, where the event will be chaired by Cabinet Minister Mrs. Laxmi Rajwade. Deputy Chief Minister Shri Arun Sao will be the chief guest at the programme in district headquarters Mungeli, while Deputy Chief Minister Shri Vijay Sharma will grace the event at Kabirdham.
Similarly, in Rajnandgaon, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Dr. Raman Singh will be the chief guest. In Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Minister Shri Ramvichar Netam will grace the event, in Bemetara Minister Shri Dayaldas Baghel, in Narayanpur Minister Shri Kedar Kashyap, in Korba Minister Shri Lakhanlal Dewangan, in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur Minister Shri Shyambihari Jaiswal, in Raigarh Minister Shri O.P. Choudhary, in Gariaband Minister Shri Tankram Verma, and in Balodabazar-Bhatapara Member of Parliament Shri Brijmohan Agrawal will be present as chief guests.
At the district headquarters of Durg, MP Shri Vijay Baghel will be the chief guest, while in Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai MP Shri Santosh Pandey will attend. The mass yoga session in Surguja will be graced by MP Shri Chintamani Maharaj, in Mahasamund by MP Mrs. Roopkumari Choudhary, in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh by MP Shri Radheshyam Rathia, in Janjgir-Champa by MP Shri Kamlesh Jangde, in Sukma by MP Shri Mahesh Kashyap, in Kanker by MP Shri Bhojraj Nag, in Sakti by MP Shri Devendra Pratap Singh, and in Bilaspur by MLA Shri Amar Agrawal.
Furthermore, MLA Shri Asharam Netam will be the chief guest at Bijapur, MLA Shri Ajay Chandrakar at Dhamtari, MLA Shri Kiran Singh Deo at Bastar, MLA Shri Bhaiyalal Rajwade at Korea, MLA Mrs. Renuka Singh at Surajpur, MLA Shri Guru Khushwant Saheb at Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, MLA Shri Chaitram Atami at Dantewada, MLA Shri Lalit Chandrakar at Balod, MLA Shri Pranav Kumar Marpachhi at Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, and MLA Shri Neelkanth Tekam at Kondagaon.