AMRITSAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Dera Radha Soami, Beas in Amritsar on Saturday and met Dera chief Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon. He also visited the Dera.
Modi’s visit to the dera holds immense importance as the dera shares huge following in Himachal Pradesh where the BJP is said to be locked in close fight with the Congress. The dera following is spread in every region and caste in Himachal as the centres of the dera are spread in every constituency including in far flung and remote areas.
Modi’s visit is seen as an attempt of the BJP to woo deras ahead of Himachal elections. Radha Soami Satsang, also known as Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, is located in Beas town, nearly 45 km away from Amritsar city.