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Record number of Haj pilgrims despite abolished subsidy
July 01, 2018 1:23 am
"For the first time after the Independence, record 1,75,025 Muslims from India are going to Haj this year. These include record more than 47 per cent female pilgrims," Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said addressing an orientation cum training camp.
Congress workers stage protest against Haj subsidy withdrawal
January 18, 2018 4:55 pm
Kumari Anandan said the subsidy for Haj pilgrims was introduced during the Congress regime and by its withdrawal, BJP was trying to 'divide' the people of India on religious basis.
How state govts sponsor pilgrims to Haridwar, Ajmer or Jerusalem
January 18, 2018 7:40 am
After Centre’s Haj move, we looks at various state-run subsidy schemes for pilgrims.
Ensure Haj subsidy funds are used for minority development, Ahmed Patel writes to Naqvi
January 17, 2018 8:00 pm
Ahmed Patel said that while he welcomed the cancellation of the subsidy in accordance with the apex court's direction, he also hoped that the guidelines will be implemented in letter and spirit.
BJP suppressing Muslims, says SP leader Ram Govind Chaudhary
January 17, 2018 4:55 pm
The senior Samajwadi Party leader also claimed that the BJP government is trying to terrorise the Muslims in order to bring them (Muslims) to support the party.
Scrapping of Haj subsidy arbitrary, motivated: CPI(M)
January 17, 2018 3:40 pm
The government stopped the subsidy for the annual pilgrimage 'abruptly'. The Supreme Court had in 2012 said the subsidy should be phased out over 10 years, it said.
No more Haj subsidy: Move to empower minorities, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
January 17, 2018 10:10 am
Haj subsidy cancelled: “It is part of Modi government’s efforts to empower minorities with dignity and without appeasement,” Naqvi said.
Pune: Muslim organisations, scholars welcome Centre’s decision to abolish Haj subsidy
January 17, 2018 5:47 am
In the past, a section of the Muslim community had called the subsidy, worth almost Rs 700 crore every year, a ‘blot’, as the Quran states that members of the community should perform Haj only if they can afford to do so.
Haj subsidy discontinued: Credit for phasing it out goes to Supreme Court
January 17, 2018 5:43 pm
Haj subsidy scrapped: The subsidy, which stood at Rs 685 crore in 2011 is down to Rs 200 crore in 2017. It seems as if the phasing out will happen even ahead of schedule.
Haj subsidy scrapped: What about funds given for Hindu pilgrimages, asks Owaisi
January 16, 2018 11:38 pm
Owaisi, in another tweet, asked if the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh would stop the funds, which he said, are given for pilgrimage to Ayodhya, Kashi and other temple towns.
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