Indian Govenment Generous to Muslims
The Cynic
Hindus, Christians or Buddhists given similar subsidies?
If I am a Muslim, I would refuse the subsidy as it comes from tax-payers
many of whom will be Hindus and other non-Muslims.
http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/oct/211009-pocket-money-spat.htm
Spat over pocket money delays pilgrims' progress
By: MiD DAY Correspondent Date: 2009-10-21 Place: Delhi
Miffed over reduced foreign currency, Haj aspirants refuse to board plane
Children are touchy about their pocket money but even the elders can prove
to be quite sentimental about it.
Pilgrims on their way to Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj refused to board an
Air India flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday when
they were given 1,600 riyals instead of the usual 2,100 for cash expenses in
the Kingdom.
The government, as part of the Haj subsidy, gives out cash Saudi currency to
each pilgrim before leaving for Jeddah to meet the expenditure during the
stay. Though lodging and travel is included in the overall package, Hajis
are given some cash Saudi currency to make use of during their stay there.
As there was no prior announcement, the pilgrims entered into an argument
with the Haj Committee officials, claiming the money will not suffice. They
refused to board the flight and demanded the full money (2,100 riyals)
Before the 248 passengers could be convinced to board the plane, it had
already been delayed by two hours.
The flight scheduled to depart at 10.20 am took off at 12.30 pm.
However, the Haj Committe sought to downplay the incident, saying
non-availability of doctors for swine flu check up actually caused the
delay. "Every passenger has to be screened for H1N1 and thus the flight got
dealyed," Mohammad Shakeel Saifi, a member of the Haj Committee, told MiD
DAY.
Later in the evening the panel declared that each pilgrim will get 1,800
riyals.
This year the pilgrims going to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina will
have to shell out Rs 4,000 extra for air fare in addition to the existing Rs
12,000.
In total 1,60,491, people will go for Haj this year. Of this, 1.15 lakh
pilgrims will go under the aegis of the Haj Committee and get the benefit of
government subsidy, while the remaining will travel with the help from
private tour operators.
The government used to pay about Rs 400-450 crore every year to Air India as
subsidy for the Haj operations.
Rs 600 cr total cost of Haj operations
Rs 150 cr airfare for the pilgrims
uNmaiviLambi
> Rs 600 cr total cost of Haj operations
> Rs 150 cr airfare for the pilgrims
Very sad commentary on India for a long time. They support this cult
of death
Jain Hind
hab...@anony.net
Muslims but not to other faiths , to promote 'moderation'. Extremism
does pay for the community
The Cynic wrote
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pay the arselifters in lead..
Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF
Or one way tickets.
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> Hindus, Christians or Buddhists given similar subsidies?
That would cost another Rs. 5,000 crores. Check government budgets to
see if that much is being spent on non-Muslims' pilgrimages. Carefully
note than 1 in 1000 Indian Muslims go on Haj every year. So, if 1 in
100 Hindus go on a pilgrimmage every year, and the government spends
on each pilgrim only 1/10 of what each Muslim pilgrim gets, then
Hindus are being treated on par with the Muslims.
> If I am a Muslim, I would refuse the subsidy as it comes from tax-payers
> many of whom will be Hindus and other non-Muslims.
If the government were motivated by generosity toward Muslims, they
wouldn't be giving them something as economically worthless as Haj
trips.
> http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/oct/211009-pocket-money-spat.htm
> Spat over pocket money delays pilgrims' progress
> By: MiD DAY Correspondent Date: 2009-10-21 Place: Delhi