Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria on Tuesday said in favor of Surya Namaskar being added as a compulsory activity in the curriculum of the government schools considering it as a physical activity with benefits to the health of students.

Kataria further said that Surya Namaskar encompasses the essence of all other exercises and it has remained a part of the Indian culture since long. He has appealed that such a beneficial decision of the government should not be opposed by the people of any religion and should be taken positively.

Kataria was on a visit to Udaipur on the eve of Maha Shivratri. He went to Trimbkeshwar Mahadev Temple situated near his house at Machla Magra with his wife to offer prayers to Lord Shiva.

It is to be considered that various minority groups were raising their objections against the order of State Education Department since many days. They held protest against the order that stated that every school should have a 20 minute assembly in the morning which includes Surya Namaskar, National Song and Yoga.

In relation to this, associations had presented memorandum to Udaipur administration demanding reconsideration of the order passed.