'State Employees Requested To Participate In International Yoga Day Event To Set World Record': WB Govt Tells Calcutta High Court
Srinjoy Das
18 Jun 2026 2:44 PM IST
The state was responding to a plea challenging the alleged mandate on state employees to participate in the event, which will be presided over by PM Modi from Kolkata's Red Road.
The West Bengal Government on Thursday defended its decision to encourage participation of government employees in the International Yoga Day celebrations to be held at Kolkata's Red Road, telling the Calcutta High Court that employees were merely requested—and not compelled—to attend the event, which aims to set a Guinness World Record.The submission was made before Justice Amrita...
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