BAPS enhances India's influence globally: Modi

'Be it earthquake in Bhuj, floods in Kerala, landslides in Uttarakhand or Covid-19 pandemic, BAPS volunteers served people with compassion during every crisis'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the service rendered by volunteers of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) gives strength to India and enhances its influence in the world.

The country has set itself the target of becoming developed by 2047, and the next two decades are crucial for BAPS volunteers too, he said, virtually addressing 'Karyakar Suvarna Mahotsav' or a gathering of volunteers of the BAPS sect at the Narendra Modi stadium here.

The work done by the BAPS is bringing about a change in the lives of millions of people across the world through the teachings of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, touching millions of souls and empowering the last person standing at the lowest end of society, the prime minister said.