Haj Subsidy Unconstitutional and Nonsecular !!

Mecca

Jan 18 2007 INDIA: An Estimated amount of over 300 crore rupees is spent by the INDIAN Government as Haj subsidy for Muslims per year. The Subsidy Includes a Subsidized Air Ticket to Saudi Arabia, Free Food, Free Accommodation and so on. On the Other Hand all other religion in INDIA are deprived of any such Offers from the Government.

Recently a business man named Prafull Goradia who is also a BJP MP filed a PIL before the Supreme Court alleging this practice as Unconstitutional and a severe drain on the tax payer's money.

• Such a Grand is only given to Muslims and no other religion in INDIA gets any such favors,which is a direct violation of Articles 14, 15 and 17 of the Constitution which provide equal status to all Indians irrespective of their religion or cast.
• Also the money given as subsidy is took from tax paid by all INDIAN citizen which include not only Muslims but Hindus, Christians, Sikhs and so on and the Article 27 of Constitution of INDIA states that, "no person shall be compelled to pay any taxes, the proceeds of which are specifically appropriated for the payment of expenses for the promotion and maintenance of any particular religion."

It must be also noted that none of the Islamic countries provide Haj subsidies for its citizens.
While the Critics may say Government is doing special arrangements like arranging special trains and buses for occasions like Kumbh Mela, it should also be acknowledged that the Government does this for all festival occasions irrespective of religion or cast every where in INDIA. Besides every devote who goes to Kumbh Mela has to pay the full ticket and the tickets are not subsidized

The Supreme Court has asked the Governments explanation on this matter..
And I will be looking forward to see what the verdict would be...

My Views:

Haj subsidy as mentioned above is unconstitutional and hence must be abolished

Terms Used:
Crore: A sum of ten Million Rupees
Haj: A Religious visit undertook by Muslims to mecca
PIL: Public Interest Litigation, means litigation filed on court to protect public interest
Kumbh Mela: A hindu pilgrimage that occurs four times every twelve year

Ban on Veils and Scarfs in a School in Kerala

Veils\Burkha\Parda


Scarf Worn to Cover the Head

A Few Days ago i came across an incident on the News Paper that a Private School in Kerala run by a Christian management banned the use of Veils and Scarfs by its students inside the campus. Such a move created high tension in the surrounding area and later next day IUML or NDF I don't remember which outfit either way one of them started vandalising the school property and called for a strike which led the School Management to ultimately remove the ban

My Views:

• The Banning in the First Place is Completely Unconstitutional under INDIAN Constitution.
• A case should have been filed against the management for trying to forcibly take away the freedom of religion and the freedom of choice of clothing guaranteed to each and every citizen by the Constitution of INDIA.
• However having said that, I think If this Incident had Happened in a European Country the Ban would have stayed there probably.

Terms Used:
Scarfs: In this context means clothing used to cover the head
IUML: Indian Union Muslim League
NDF: National Democratic Front

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Why is Russia reluctant towards the Sale of Brahmos ?

BRAHMOS is a Supersonic Cruise Missile that can be launched from submarine, ship, aircraft and land based Mobile Autonomous Launchers (MAL). Its a highly Lethal Sate of the Art Missile with Superior technology.
Primarily BRAHMOS is an anti-ship missile. It has the capability to engage land based targets also. The missile can be launched either in vertical or inclined position and will cover 360 degrees

Some of the Features include:

• High Supersonic Velocity
• Long flight range with supersonic speed all through the flight
• Varieties of flight trajectories
• "Fire & Forget" principle
• Universal for multiple platforms
• Low Radar Signature
• Simplicity of technical operations
• High lethal power
• Higher effectiveness
• Higher destructive capability aided by the large kinetic energy of impact
• Shorter flight times leading to lower target dispersion and quicker engagement

Superiority of the BRAHMOS Supersonic Anti-ship Missile over a Subsonic Long Range Anti-ship Missile :

• In Velocity by 3 times
• In flight range by 2.5 - 3 times
• In seeker range by 3 - 4 times

Russia not so keen on selling Brahmos to other countries ?

Sunday,Jan 21 Banglore/Moscow: Ahead of President Vladimir Putin's arrival (on the Republic Day of INDIA), A top Russian Defence Official commented

"This is a very lethal and potent weapon system (the Brahmos Missiles), which can upset balance of forces in an region where it may appear, be it in our neighborhood.Indian Ocean or Latin America"

Colonel. General Antoly Mazurkevich said,

"We are not keen on giving it to other countries, be it China or any other friendly nation"

Colonel. General Antoly Mazurkevich is the head of International Cooperation Department of the Russian Defence Ministry.

So What Makes Brahmos so Dangerous ?

Though India's aggressive marketing tactics of powerful defence weapons can be cited as one reason, the main reason for Russia's reluctance is because the Brahmos Missile is a very powerful highly lethal Missile with a high range capacity but currently it has been bottle necked to a range of 300km adhering the MCTR (Missile Technology Control Regime) .

But this range of 300km can be extended further illegally which may cause Disastrous results.

"We are not worried about it as we have nuclear weapons but this (illegal extension of range) may pose threat not only to India but also to our other friends and allies"

says Mazurkevich

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