Mr Wazid is very much right. This is all a propaganda by the politicians to catch a "few" votes of the so called minorities by appeasing them with peanuts. As far as the general public is concerned, the government spends hundreds of crores of rupees every year on this so called "Haj Subsidy". They make an equal amount (or more) since they organise several extra flights as per Mr Wazid. It is a different matter that even these peanuts are not available to Hindus wanting to visit Kailash Manasarovar. Instead, the government charges exorbitant amount as taxes and other levies on the hapless pilgrims. It is also a different matter that no other country (including Muslim countries) in the world offers subsidies to the pilgrims. A Couple of things appear strange to me. Firstly, why the Indian Muslims, despite knowing that they are offered peanuts, still accept the offer? Secondly, why other airlines do not organise the trip at much lower cost that they can afford and make more volume of money rather than percentage? Allah hee is sawal ko jawab de sakta hai.
