Jalandhar, June 20 -- As many as 21,000 yoga enthusiasts participated in a state-level 'CM Di Yogshala' event held at the PAP Ground in Jalandhar on Thursday.

Chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann was expected to be present at the event, but his visit was cancelled at the eleventh hour due to unavoidable circumstances. Health minister Dr Balbir Singh was the chief guest on the occasion.

"The CM has a lot of engagements and unavoidable circumstances, which is why he couldn't be here today," Dr Balbir said.

Addressing the gathering, the health minister gave a clarion call to the people to make yoga an integral part of their daily lives.

"It was heartening to see people from all walks of life participating enthusiastically in this mega event...