Haj committee sends SMS to pilgrims asking for additional fees
Bengaluru, July 4: A SMS sent by Haj committee to the pilgrims from the state, asking for additional fees has created confusion among the pilgrims.
As per the notification by Haj committee of India, Haj pilgrims travelling from Mangaluru airport were asked to pay Rs. 2,63,450 to the green category for up and down journey. The first installment of the fees Rs. 81,000 was paid on January. The second installment amount Rs. 1,82,450 was scheduled to pay in May. But now the committee has sent a mobile SMS asking pilgrims to pay additional Rs.16,258 within 10th of July.
As per earlier notifications, pilgrims travelling from Bengaluru airport had to pay Rs. 2,61,250 for green category, Rs. 2,27,100 for Aziziya category. Pilgrims travelling from Mangaluru airport had to pay Rs. 2,63,450 for green category and 2,29,250 for Azizia category.
Pilgrims travelling from Hyderabad airport had to pay Rs. 2,47,750 for green category and Rs. 2,13,600 for Azizia category. Pilgrims travelling from Goa airport had to pay Rs. 2,63,100 for green category and Rs. 2,28,950 for Azizia category.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati State secretary of State Goodwill Forum Akbar Ali said, haj committee asking to pay additional Rs. 16,258, when the pilgrims are preparing to leave to haj through Mangaluru airport from July 21 to July 23, has stunned the pilgrims.
Haj committee of India clarification:
We have received complaints regarding haj committee of India's SMS asking haj pilgrims to pay additional fees. We have asked for clarification from the committee. We will get the explanation by tomorrow and will take action accordingly.
Sarfaraz Khan, Chief Executive officer, state haj committee.
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Fan tries to die by suicide over Nikhil Kumaraswamy's bypoll loss
Bengaluru: Channapatna JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who lost the byelection to C.P. Yogeshwar of Congress, on Sunday consoled a fan who reportedly attempted to end his life and requested him not to repeat such acts.
Manjunath, fondly called Abhi, had even penned a letter before taking the dangerous step. Nikhil, who called on Manjunath at the latter’s home in Kudloor in Channapatna, expressed shock and sadness over the incident.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy reassured Manjunath, expressing his support during the difficult time. He told him that he was deeply troubled to learn of this incident and emphasised that he would stand by him. Nikhil also promised to offer assistance in any way he could, including helping him secure employment opportunities in the future, as reported by the Deccan Herald.
He also reminded Manjunath of the importance of his children’s well-being, urging him to focus on their future. “Please, look at the faces of your growing children. Even I have a three-year-old son. The children are young, let us take care of their future also. I will arrange some job opportunities for you. I might not be an MLA but this is a challenge. I will get you employed,” he said.
Nikhil told media persons that he is extremely hurt more by Manjunath’s attempt to die than by his loss in the election. “At 7:30 a.m., we got a message that in Valetoopu, Manjunath had consumed poison yesterday. In Channapatna, our workers and leaders have built this party with zeal. Let the admiration be there in your hearts but if it crosses the line, your families get hurt and we get very pained by it,” he was quoted as saying by the publication.
Speaking of his byelection loss, Nikhil reiterated that the JD(S) had got its traditional votes, but that the votes of a particular community went against the party.
“Deve Gowda gave reservation to a community. We tried our last attempt to take that community into confidence. But they conveyed to us that they do not require us. In future, we will take other communities into confidence,” he remarked in a veiled reference to Muslims.
Nikhil lost the election by a margin of 25,413 votes to Congress candidate C.P. Yogeshwar.
