Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend International Yoga Day in Lucknow on June 21

On the occasion of International Yoga Day on June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh wherein he will be doing Yoga asanas.

UP Chief Minsiter Yogi Adityanath will also be present with PM Modi. Around 40,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will be taking place either at Smriti Upvan or Ramabai Maidan.

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All UP ministers will also be performing Yoga at their respective districts.

In 2016, PM Modi addressed thousands of people, including 100 differently-abled children at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh. At the event, he highlighted the importance of yoga and said that yoga has connected all the people of the nation.

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