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According to one of the Muslim political Party in India that these are all drama
The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), while responding to the Supreme Court’s direction to the Union government to do away with in the next 10 years the subsidy given to Hajj, has demanded ending all the episodes of the drama including enhanced flight rights imposed by the Air India during haj season. This doing away with the subsidy, which in fact is not benefitting Hajj pilgrims but propping up India’s sick official carrier Air India, will help throw away the appeasement charge levelled by forces inimical to Muslims. The Sangh Parivar zealots make is sound like that the Indian government sponsors an Annual-Go-To-Hajj trip for anyone who is interested.
SDPI national president Mr. E. Aboobacker in a statement said that the Hajj subsidy of Rs.600 crore is given to Air India and not pilgrims. Under this garb of subsidy, it (money) is going to Air India which is a loss-making airline. The pilgrims do not get the benefits of the Hajj subsidy.
Mr. Aboobacker said that instead of providing subsidies, the Hajj Committee of India,(HCI), an autonomous body under the Indian government responsible for making arrangement for Hajj pilgrimage, should be revamped.
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How effective are these sanctions?not very.a lot of countries realise Irans intentions are the generation of siustainable energy,not to power nuclear weapons.
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