India, June 19 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday announced that the Delhi government will host large-scale International Yoga Day celebrations across the city on June 21, marking what she said was a sharp shift from the approach of the previous administration.

Speaking at the inauguration of an Ayurvedic kitchen at the Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan in her assembly constituency Shalimar Bagh, Gupta also underscored the significance of yoga as a cultural and spiritual cornerstone, not just a fitness trend.

"For the first time, the Delhi government will organise major yoga events at 11 different locations," Gupta said. "I will participate at the Yamuna riverbank and share a message encouraging people to embrace t...