A day after calling on the head of the Radha Soami Dera Beas ahead of elections, Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar Thursday said it was a "courtesy" meeting.

They had lunch with the Dera chief and stayed there for some time.

"It was a courtesy meeting, Jakhar told reporters when he was asked about the visit.

The Dera, located about 40 km from Amritsar, has a large number of followers, cutting cross religion and caste.

In December 2016, the then Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had also met the Radha Soami Dera chief and had stayed there overnight.

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