Gandhinagar, June 11 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday launched the 'Obesity Free Gujarat' campaign as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to make India free from obesity during his Mann Ki Baat program.

As a part of the campaign, a 'Yog Shivir' was held at the event centre at the Sabarmati River Front in Ahmedabad, which CM Bhupendra Patel and State Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi attended.

Ahead of the International Yoga Day, the Gujarat State Yoga Board, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, and the District Administration are jointly organising a yoga shivir.

According to Shishpal Rajput, Chairman of the Gujarat State Yoga Board, Yoga is a "great gift" from the Indian culture to the world, and because of PM...