Yoga can play an effective role in rooting out terrorism, says Kaptan Singh Solanki

CHANDIGARH: The challenge of terrorism cannot be dealt with gun alone and yoga can play an effective role in changing people's mindset towards achieving peace and harmony, said Haryana and Punjab Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki here today.

Speaking on the occasion of International Yoga Day organized by International Brahmrishi Mission Chandigarh, he said that "it is yoga which will make us realise the profound meaning of life to attain higher consciousness."

"This Day is dedicated at international level to create its profound significance in one and all and this will help in creating world peace," he said.

The Governor said that today terrorism is raising its head in many countries and gun alone cannot control it.

"In order to root it out we have to change the mindset of the people and for that yoga practice would play a significant role," he said.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had said yesterday that terrorists do not lack in perverted intelligence and suggested that they do yoga in order to channelise their knowledge towards constructive work in the society.

Yoga will give you good health and sound mind, Solanki said, adding, that yoga has raised the stature of our country in the eyes of the world.

The United Nations has accepted the proposal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make June 21, International Yoga Day, he said.

Earlier, the Administrator of Union Territory Chandigarh, visited Sukhna Lake, where he interacted with the students of Regional Institute for Mentally Handicapped who participated in yoga sessions.

Several volunteers from general public and students performed yoga at the garden of silence, regulatory end of Sukhna lake.