As Hajis walk into the Haj terminal at Ahmedabad airport, it is hard to miss the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi smiling benevolently at them from a huge saffron hoarding next to a vast tent.
The tent has been set up by the BJP to offer refreshments and medical treatment to Muslim pilgrims.
While a large crowd visits the tent, no one seems to be questioning how it sprung up at the airport overnight. Maybe the huge photographs of State BJP leaders give it a sheen of legitimacy. However, Mirror found out that the political party has no official permission either from the airport authorities or the Haj Committee, which decides such matters, to erect the tent on the airport premises.
The Haj committee has, in fact, given permission to set up only three tents. These tents, installed by NGOs, have priests from different sects and a dedicated space for prayers. Here, Hajis are taught the process of worship and the rules that need to be followed at the place of pilgrimage. They are also educated about the fines that they would have to pay if the rules are broken. The Hajis, according to their sects, are also taught how to put on the ‘ihram’ (special clothing designed for the purpose of performing Umrah or Haj).
05/08/18 Alok Brahmbhatt/Ahmedabad Mirror
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The tent has been set up by the BJP to offer refreshments and medical treatment to Muslim pilgrims.
While a large crowd visits the tent, no one seems to be questioning how it sprung up at the airport overnight. Maybe the huge photographs of State BJP leaders give it a sheen of legitimacy. However, Mirror found out that the political party has no official permission either from the airport authorities or the Haj Committee, which decides such matters, to erect the tent on the airport premises.
The Haj committee has, in fact, given permission to set up only three tents. These tents, installed by NGOs, have priests from different sects and a dedicated space for prayers. Here, Hajis are taught the process of worship and the rules that need to be followed at the place of pilgrimage. They are also educated about the fines that they would have to pay if the rules are broken. The Hajis, according to their sects, are also taught how to put on the ‘ihram’ (special clothing designed for the purpose of performing Umrah or Haj).
05/08/18 Alok Brahmbhatt/Ahmedabad Mirror
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