HAJ SUBSIDY

India is said to be a secular country. Our constitution says that the Government should not show any partiality towards any one particular religion. It also says that Government should not interfere in any of the customs, traditions of any religion as long as it does not affect the citizens of our country.

But then our politicians are just breaking this essential rule just for the sake of votes. Yes, im talking about the Haj subsidy. After all the talks about equality of religion, Our Government sponsors Muslims to go to their pilgrimage, whereas it doesn't give a paisa to a poor Hindu to go to Kasi or Rameswaram, neither it gives a paisa to a poor Christian family to visit their Holy place.

Talking about it, Islam strictly prohibits any person from getting help from any one in order to make the holy pilgrimage. Islam says you either go their spending your own money or else don't go. Our so called secular Government, which should not do something against the customs of any religion, unless it proves counter productive to the country itself, is giving subsidy to people going to Haj, thereby breaking Islamic tradition and Law for no reason.

Infact, no Muslim country in the world gives a single paisa, even to their poorest of their citizens for the sake of Haj pilgrimage. Why India alone acts differently. Wat else could be the answer? Just as college students get attracted by a four letter word called " love" , Our politicians also get attracted by a four letter word called "vote". With assembly elections in Uttar pradesh to be held shortly, don't be surprised if most of the Haj pilgrims this year are from Uttar pradesh

Hail Indias secularism

NOTE: I don't abhor Muslims. I have so many good Muslim friends. In fact every day while going to college as I pass through a mosque near my house, I look at it with a same rereverence that I look at a temple. I believe in Abdul Kalam, Our honorable Presidents words, who said" I have no doubt that the prayers said at a temple and a mosque reach the same GOD".