[Reader-list] Is Subsidy Islamic or UnIslamic ?

[Pawan Durani]

All that still leaves my question an-answered. If Subsidy is unislamic why
arent any organisation agitating ? Or is it believing in enjoying best of
both the worlds ?

On 11/4/07, inder salim <indersalim at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> dear Pwan,
> Not to increase the fare "in keeping with the commitment of the United
> Progressive Alliance government to protect and promote the welfare of
> the Muslim community."
> We both can piss on Priyaranjan Dasmushi's statment when the proposal
> was made to increase the Haj Air fare.: Congress is congress, they
> have pusued this kind of policiy in the past.In the name of Muslim
> welfare they always do politics and keep the community where they are.
> That is sad.
>
> By the way, why (Hindu)  nation's BJP govt never thought of subsidy cut.
>
> I agree, this subsidy money could have be used for special shcools
> for muslims or hospitals where they are in large numbers. But that is
> unlikely.
>
> But let us come to the fundamental question: Why afterall people
> donate money to the shrines. Why all the Hindu Musilm Sikh Shrines
> manage to get millions ( gold Jewellery currency ) And what is the end
> use of the money. In their own super style: a hospital, an university,
> some social service, what else. But this money was never meant for
> that. People donate money to Gods, so that their sins are forgiven, or
> the gods are pleased to give them more money. Yes, also to exhibit
> their stauts in society as we recently saw in case of Amitab Bachhan.
> Adn the Brahmins were scuessful in conincing him that Ashwariya Roy
> needs to get married to a Banana tree, if they yearn for a happy
> family.
>
> Have we ever thought that why Dhan Patter is kept in front of a God or
> Godess. Are they beggers or what. Gods ae supposed to give us money
> and why should we give money to them in the first place. So if we
> agree that one should give money to Gods then what is wrong with the
> Govt if they give money to the pliigrims. After all they are also
> using money in they own super style.
>
> Soem 700 crore were earmarked to buy speical air crafts for Mantris.
> Some 1600 crore is given to exporters so that they dont feel crashed
> against the fall of dollar. The list is long. Who knows how they
> actually spent billions and bilions ( people's money )  for their own
> power stuctures.  Giving subsidy to Muslim Piligrims is also part of
> that policy. They want to ensure that they are in power, how does it
> matter that few crores are given this way or that way.
>
> People's welfare is not the agenda of our Govt. The question is not
> about Hindu nation or Mulsim appeasement. What we are suffering is
> deeper than that.
>
> more on that on deepawali lights
> with love
> is
>
> On 11/3/07, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> > GOI to spend 387 Crore Rupees on Haj Subsidy this year!
> >
> > Union Cabinet approves continuation of Hajj subsidy
> >
> > New Delhi, Nov 2: The Government has decided that the number of pilgrims
> > under the Government subsidy scheme during Hajj 2007 will remain 1,
> > 10,000.
> >  The other approvals/decisions of the Government in this regard are
> > inclusion of Varnasi as an embarkation point over and above the existing
> > ones for Hajj 2007, retaining subsidized airfare to be charged per
> pilgrim
> > for the round trip to Jeddah/Madinah at Rs 12000.
> >
> >  The remaining cost is to be paid as subsidy by the Government of India
> to
> > Air India.
> >
> >  The Airport Tax levied by Saudi Government @ 50 Saudi Arabian Riyals
> per
> > passenger to be paid by the pilgrim.
> >
> >  Transportation of up to 59000 pilgrims by Saudi Arabian Airways (SAA)
> at
> > the return fare of US$ 772 for Mumbai-Delhi, Ahemdabad and Hyderabad and
> US$
> > 849 from Chennai and Bangalore.
> >
> >  Transportation of balance pilgrims by Air India from Lucknow, Kolkata,
> > Calicut, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Patna, Guwahati, Srinagar and Varanasi.
> >  The movement of Hajj is scheduled to commence from November 10, 2007.
> Air
> > India and Saudi Arabian Airlines will together be managing the air
> > transportation of pilgrims for Hajj 2007 operations.
> >
> >  The total cost of operation for Hajj 2007 is estimated to be around Rs
> 519
> > crores. With the pilgrims fare remaining at Rs 12,000 an amount of Rs
> 132
> > crores will be received from the pilgrims. The subsidy will be around
> Rs.
> > 387 crores for Haj 2007 operations.
> >
> >  Due to capacity constraints Air India proposes to undertake Haj
> operations
> > through wet leasing of aircraft even as efforts are being made to
> minimize
> > the cost of operations, the estimated per pilgrim cost in respect of Air
> > India operations is expected to be US$ 1535 for Hajj 2007. The subsidy
> > amount will be reimbursed to Air India by the Government.  PIB
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