PM Modi To Reach Kashmir Ahead Of World Yoga Day, Srinagar Declared ‘Temporary Red Zone’ | N18V
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Srinagar tomorrow or he will be leading the Yoga Day celebrations here in Srinagar. This is the venue where we are reporting from. You will notice that frisking is being done for every person who's trying to enter the premises of this venue. There are many programs that the Prime Minister is scheduled to go through. One is that he will meet the youth who are being trained on a various skill program. This interaction with the youngsters from different universities which will be followed by some meetings and after that the International Day of Yoga, what India has given to the global arena and global, you know has taken that brand of yoga globally. That will be something with the Prime Minister will do from Kashmir in a framed dull lake in the background. Now security setup is ready to ensure that there is incident free, you know those two days particularly tomorrow and day after that. But yes, an important messaging but the Prime Minister has come here in Kashmir for the yoga day and also the fact that this has just happened just after he assumed once again as a Prime Minister over the third term. And this is a messaging that from Kashmir Prime Minister doing yoga. And also you will notice around the venue that special commandos have been deployed as a meeting which was held today as well to review the security by top official from J&K police, CRPF, Indian Army and the paramilitary forces and religious agencies came here to ensure that the event remains incident free. And because you've seen in the past that such incidents taking place. But yes, doing yoga Prime Minister wherein 9000 youth are expected to join here at the venue. But apart from this, there will be yoga happening at every panchayat level, at every district level. So which would mean much more participation. But yes, an important function taking place in Kashmir just when the prime ministers resume his third term and something yoga which India has now made its, you know, mark on the international arena by taking yoga internationally. Behind me are these beautiful Zabarwan mountain range and then you have the Dal lake in the foreground. This is a place which has been pictured by one and all who have visited Kashmir over the years. But to day after tomorrow, it will be special because the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi well performed yoga with around, you know, thousands of youngsters and people here on the banks of Dal Lake. There you see my VJ Bhushi Lone is able to show you that exact venue where this is going to happen. And some of the stage has been kept as floating. There's a floating stage where you have yoga performers also performing yoga in Dull Lake. It has been floating, you know setup that has been also created. But this is one of the popular venues in Srinagar given its picturesque beautiful location with Dull Lake in the background and those mountain peaks surrounding it. This will be Prime Ministers first visit after assuming third term as a Prime Minister. Yoga is something which has been taken to the international arena by India and which has been recognized by the United Nations. And International Yoga Day is celebrated every year on the 21st. And the Prime Minister doing yoga in Kashmir would be a messaging that while assuming his third term, he has now quickly visited Kashmir valley. We have seen attacks taking place in Jammu. We have seen, you know, things unfold in Jammu and Kashmir also. His visit has come at a time when there are murmurs about assembly. Elections could be held very soon because the court has already said that to the Election Commission. The election should be held by September and successful completion of Lok Sabha elections have also taken place where a number of voting have taken place. Historic voting has taken have taken place and now a yoga day where the Prime Minister has chosen Kashmir as a place to participate in. And this will be joyous for the people not only across the India but also across the globe who eagerly watch at the Prime Minister where he will perform yoga and also those who perform yoga each day. And the yoga day is something which sends a message of, you know, strengthening your own body and also mind and soul and the place like Kashmir which gives you that pleasure of feeling, you know, blessed and something where you feel relieved. It has been chosen as a venue for the International Yoga Day is just something which you have to look out for on the day when the Prime Minister comes here and performs yoga with Bashir Lone and Srinagar Ishanwani for CN News 18.