Sant Nirankari Mission organised a large-scale blood donation camp at Bhopal as a part of special blood donation campaign in the sacred memory of Baba Gurbachan Singh Maharaj who laid down his life for upholding the cause of peace, harmony and universal brotherhood on April 24, 1980.
The camp was inaugurated by Navneet Nagpal, Zonal in-charge of Zone 24 of Sant Nirankari Mission at 10 am, in the presence of hundreds of Nirankari volunteers who came in large numbers to donate their blood. The camp was conducted under the supervision of experts from Hamidia Hospital.
Volunteer donors started gathering in large numbers at the Nirankari Bhawan from early morning. The enthusiasm in the donors was such that the three rows of beds arranged for blood donation seemed inadequate and extra arrangements had to be made to accommodate the donors. As many as 750 voluntary donors were registered and as much as 591 units of blood were collected.
Presiding over the function, the Zonal In-charge of zone 24 of Sant Nirankari Mission Navneet Nagpal said that Baba Gurbachan singh travelled in the country and abroad to spread the message of love, peace and human unity. He said that it is ironical that today we see communal tension and hatred and even bloodshed on the name of religion.
Sewadal Sanchalak Akhilesh Yadav, Surjeet Kaur, Medical Service In-charge GD Chandani made important contribution in holding the blood donation camp. Addressing the gathering Ashok Juneja, Sanyojak of Bhopal unit of Sant Nirankari Mission informed that Nirankari mission started organising Blood Donation Camps since 1986 when the first camp was organised at Delhi by the inspiration of Baba Hardev Singh.
In Bhopal, the first blood donation camp was organised by the mission in 1990 and till now more than 3300 units of blood has been donated in these camps. In the end, Ashok Juneja, Sanyojak of Bhopal unit, thanked the blood donors, the chief guest, experts from the Hamidia Hospital, special dignitaries, the media persons and all well wishers.