Malcolm Merlyn Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Quote Lucknow: When it forms the government in Uttar Pradesh after the landslide electoral win the Bharatiya Janata Party will be faced with a unique question at least on one front - who will be the minister in charge of Minority Welfare and Haj. The department directly deals with around 20 percent population in a state which has the largest number of Muslims in the country. The party which talks about 'sabka saath sabka vikas' has not a single Muslim member in the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council. In the just-concluded Assembly Elections in which the BJP bagged 324 seats along with allies, out of 403 seats, it had not given tickets to any Muslims. Out of 24-odd Muslim MLAs who have won, 17 are from the Samajwadi party, five are from the BSP, and two from the Congress. During the course of its electoral campaign, and subsequent to its landslide victory, the tone of the BJP leaders have been softer and more accomodative of the minorities. Leaders like union ministers Kalraj Mishra and Uma Bharti in their interviews to News18 earlier had emphasised the need for giving greater representation to Muslims. Kalraj even promised that "in the days to come, BJP will try and bring Muslims to Parliament and state assemblies through direct election." So, how will the BJP deal with this situation? Will it search for a Muslim face within the party? Afterall, in the past there were leaders like Aizaz Rizvi and her daughter Seema Rizvi who were the party's voice in the upper house and a minority face in the state cabinet. Even at present, BJP has leaders like Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Najma Heptullah who remain a minority face, though symbolic. Naqvi presently heads the department of Minority welfare and before him it was Najma Heptullah who bore this responsibility. BJP's state general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak feels there is no reason to be concerned. "Why can't a person from a majority community head the department? After all a government is for all the people. It doesn't matter who heads a particular department, what's more crucial is how the department is handled," Pathak says. Echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words at the post-poll celebratory meet in Delhi on Sunday, he says: "BJP government will work on Samta and Samanta, will work towards realising a vision for New India. The party is driven by the philosphy of Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas." But getting a non-Muslim to head the department of Minority Affairs and Haj is not as easy as the BJP leaders make it out to be. The minister of the department is also the head of the Haj committee. Will BJP dare keep a Hindu in that seat? Prominent Islamic cleric and member of the All India Personal law board, Khalid Rashid Firangi Mehali, sounds concerned. He says,"The very spirit of Minority Welfare Department will be curtailed if a non-minority is appointed as head of the department. There are several issues which a person from the community can understand better." Brijesh Shukla, a senior journalist and someone who had covered BJP for long, recalls that even the BJP government of Kalyan Singh which came to power through the mandir movement had Aizaz Rizvi as a Muslim face. Aizaz headed the department of Minority welfare. Later on his daughter Seema Rizvi remained BJP's minority face for long, serving subsequent BJP governments in the state. "Earlier it was the era of Atal-ji. He always kept some options available. It was the reason why a section of Shia community in Lucknow remained warm towards the party. Today it's BJP of Amit Shah and Modi era, where such nitty grittys are probably ignored," Shukla says. http://www.news18.com/news/politics/will-bjp-appoint-a-hindu-as-the-haj-minister-in-uttar-pradesh-1359524.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautifulGame Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Why do u need a seperate Minister for Haj? Wouldn't a minority affairs Minister enough. The whole thing is absurd and just pandering Sidhoni, beetle, King Tendulkar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 lol at the concept of Haj Minister sarcastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Merlyn Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 I want diwali dusshera holi christmas and baisakhi ministers. Sidhoni 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Merlyn Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Btw Azam Khan was minister incharge of Mahakumbh . zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_B_ Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 MLC route. they can nominate anybody me thinks. When are next mlc elections in UP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Only Air India benefits from the Haj been milking subsidies via Muslims for too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 25 minutes ago, chewy said: Only Air India benefits from the Haj been milking subsidies via Muslims for too long Jeddah Airport is rated as the worst in the world . http://www.arabianbusiness.com/jeddah-ranked-worst-airport-in-world--649221.html King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah has topped a list of the world’s worst airports for 2016 – lambasted for poor hygiene, rude staff and lack of amenities. The Guide to Sleeping in Airports website, which evaluates overall airport experience each year based on passenger feedback, ranked Jeddah airport the worst, ahead of Juba International Airport in South Sudan, Port Harcourt International Airport in Nigeria, and Tashkent International Airport in Uzbekistan. Passengers rated airport quality based on six criteria: comfort (rest zones and gate seating); services, facilities and things to do; food options; immigration and security efficiency; customer service and cleanliness. The website said Jeddah was top of the list because “virtually all aspects of the terminals need serious improvement”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Muslims need education, skill development, jobs, etc. Even educated Muslims understand this. If BJP scraps haj subsidy and replaces it with say subsidized women colleges for muslims, the community will benefit greatly. Congress has never worked to uplift socio econonic standards of minorities. Bas divide and rule and then fool the public with hollow slogans about secularism and demonizing the majority community. Sent from my SM-G350E using Tapatalk sarcastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Gollum said: Muslims need education, skill development, jobs, etc. Even educated Muslims understand this. If BJP scraps haj subsidy and replaces it with say subsidized women colleges for muslims, the community will benefit greatly. Congress has never worked to uplift socio econonic standards of minorities. Bas divide and rule and then fool the public with hollow slogans about secularism and demonizing the majority community. Sent from my SM-G350E using Tapatalk Good points. However, going on Haj is supposed to be a special experience for Muslims so would want them to go if they prefer to do so .... It may not be a this or that scenario for many Muslims (more like this and that) Nothing should be held against people going to Haj. People of other religions can even stand up besides Muslims friends to give them subsidies if they want. It is the politics including by Muslims played on it that is vomit inducing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vayuu1 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Imagine sangeet som or adityanath as haj Minister. Sent from my vivo 1601 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 More dog whistle. Hardly any Muslims want or benefit from Haj subsidies. They are superfluous anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tendulkar Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Haj minister . Jeez ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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