“Yoga Must Become a 365-Day Commitment”: Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker leads Yoga Day session with MPs in Parliament Complex
- Om Birla leads yoga session with MPs.
- Calls yoga a path to mental balance.
- Says yoga strengthens democracy and dialogue.
- Urges citizens to adopt daily practice.
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 21st June: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday led a yoga session with Members of Parliament at the Parliament House Complex on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga.
Addressing the gathering, Birla said yoga is a powerful means of maintaining mental peace, patience and emotional balance. He stated that democracy requires dialogue, and dialogue requires mental balance, which yoga helps cultivate.
Describing yoga as India’s responsibility towards humanity, the Speaker said it is not merely a form of fitness but a way of developing personality, discipline and consciousness.
Birla emphasized that healthy citizens are the greatest strength of a strong democracy and urged people to make yoga not a one-day event but a 365-day commitment towards a healthier and more balanced life.
