Qatar Indian Social Forum (QISF) helps 23-year old Bengal boy save his job
Qatar: A 23-year old youth Minharul Hoque, hailing from Solpada village of Bahranpur of Murshidabad District in West Bengal came to Qatar in December last year on a work visa provided by a cleaning company, where he would work as a helper.
According to the regulations of Qatar laws an employee working in Qatar should compulsorily undergo medical test and acquire clearance from the Ministry of Health, Qatar to be fit to work in the country. The employers are bound to make sure their employees have cleared the test.
However, the employer of Minharul Hoque neglected the regulation and put him on work with going for a medical test before his appointment. Minharul later failed to clear the medical test as some medical issues were detected in his x-rays. The medical officer who examined Minharul Hoque advised him to undergo treatment in hospital and re-apply for the medical test.
The employer however, did not allow treatment to the 23-year old and instead asked him to go back to India. Minharul, given the fact that he had availed loan to get the work visa and had not repaid it yet did not wanted to return back to India.
He met Abdul Azeem of Qatar Indian Social Forum (QISF) in a local mosque and explained the hardship he was going through in the gulf country.
Abdul Azeem after getting in touch with QISF Central Committee Abdul Lathif Madakeri contacted the employer of Minharul and tried to negotiate the situation while explaining the details of debts and loans Minharul to them.
The PRO of the company initially rejected their request to allow Minharul to undergo treatment but agreed when the QISF committed to bear all the expense of his treatment.
“QISF team comprising of Imtiyaz Karnad, Mohsin Mangalore, Zubair Manjeshwar arranged for free medical treatment to Minharul and helped him get treated for the medical issues he had. He has now successfully recovered and was declared medically fit to work in Qatar by the authorities. He has also rejoined his employer who allowed him to continue work as per the company rules” a press release from QISF added.
Minharul’s family expressed their gratitude on such a gesture by the QISF and thanked the entire QISF team.
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NDA's win in Bihar Assembly bypolls a matter of concern: Prashant Kishor
Patna, Nov 23: Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor on Saturday dubbed as "a matter of concern" the NDA's win in assembly by-polls in Bihar despite "failure" of the BJP-led coalition to end the state's chronic backwardness during it's decades-long rule.
Talking to reporters here shortly after the results were out, Kishor also drew succour from the fact that his fledgling Jan Suraaj won "10 per cent" of the total votes polled in four seats, but rubbished the claim that it had played a role in the RJD's defeat in three of these.
"RJD is a 30-year-old party. The son of its state president finished third. Can Jan Suraaj be faulted for that? In Belaganj all Muslim votes went to the JD(U) candidate. In Imamganj, the Jan Suraaj cut into NDA votes. Else, the victory margin of (Union minister) Jitan Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha would have been bigger", asserted Kishor.
Notably, Imamganj, a reserved seat, was retained by Manjhi's daughter-in-law Deepa, who defeated the RJD candidate by a thin margin of less than 6,000 votes. Jan Suraaj candidate Jitendra Paswan finished third, polling more than 37,000 votes.
When pointed out that in three of the four seats, candidates of Jan Suraaj had polled less than one-sixth of the total votes and ran the risk of losing their deposits, Kishor shot back "That should not be a matter of concern (chinta ki baat). If there is a matter of concern, it is the ability of the NDA to make a clean sweep despite having ruled Bihar for so long and "failed" to end the state's backwardness".
The IPAC founder, who had a brief stint in the JD(U), insisted that the party's supremo Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, was a "spent force" and its candidate, former MLC Manorama Devi, had won on her own steam.
"We have always said that our fight is with NDA, not with RJD despite its claim of being the largest party in Bihar.....(but) Nitish Kumar is no factor. His party polled just about 11 per cent of total votes", said Kishor.
About his own party's inability to make a mark, Kishor said "We have secured 10 per cent votes..... in seats where Jan Suraaj had no presence since these areas were yet to be covered by my padyatra. Also, please note that we got our poll symbol after filing of nomination papers was over".
He also maintained that the Jan Suraaj will go solo in the assembly polls due next year when it will contest "all 243 seats".
"We were initially written off but by garnering about 10 per cent votes, in a state known to vote along predictable caste lines, we have proved a point. In the next few months we shall be strengthening the organization to ensure that vote share of the Jan Suraaj improves", he said.
