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  • Raipur: Chief Minister Mr. Baghel laid the foundation stone of Chhattisgarh Haj House

    Haj House to be built in Nava Raipur at a cost of about 26 crores: The much-awaited demand of the society was fulfilled

    Chief Minister congratulates Eid-ul-Azha to the people of the state including Muslim society

    On the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel laid the foundation stone of Chhattisgarh Haj House through video conferencing from his residence office here today. The Haj House will be constructed on three acres of land at a cost of about Rs 26 crore. The five-storey building will have all facilities for Haj pilgrims. The building will be constructed at Nava Raipur Atal Nagar near Mandir Hasaud Road Airport.

             Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel while wishing Eid-ul-Azha to the people of Muslim society, said that today is a chance of double happiness for the people of Chhattisgarh. Eid is being celebrated in Chhattisgarh along with the whole world and today the foundation stone of Chhattisgarh Haj House has been taken. To reduce the hardship of the Hajis, the hard work of the people of the society paid off and the demand for the construction of Haj House has been fulfilled for a long time.

           The Chief Minister said that Haj pilgrimage is an unprecedented moment of life for every Muslim. The Haj pilgrimage has also been affected this year due to Corona. He said that he will demand from the Central Government that in the Haj pilgrimage of 2021, Haj pilgrims from Chhattisgarh should be given a chance. He said that he will also take initiative to get the remaining amount of Rs 5 crore to Chhattisgarh from Haj Committee of India.

     Minister of School Education and Minority Welfare, present at the Chief Minister’s residence on this occasion While wishing Eid greetings to the people of Muslim society, Premasay Singh Tekam said that Haj pilgrims from Chhattisgarh had to first go to Nagpur. After the construction of Haj House all the facilities will be available for them here. Speaking on the occasion, Minister of Forests, Transport and Housing, Mohammad Akbar, who was present at the foundation stone site Nava Raipur, said that for the convenience of Haj pilgrims, efforts will be made to start flying from Chhattisgarh itself. He thanked the Chief Minister on behalf of the society for offering the Haj House to the Muslim society.

             The Chairman of Haj Committee, Mr. Mohammad Aslam Khan thanked. On this occasion, the Chairman of State Waqf Board, Shri Salam Rizvi, President of Chhattisgarh State Text-book Corporation, Mr. Shailesh Nitin Trivedi, Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Mineral Development Corporation, Mr. Girish Dewangan, President of Chhattisgarh State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation at Nava Raipur Event Site Mr. Ram Gopal Agrawal, Chairman of State Minorities Commission Mr. Mahendra Chhabra, Chairman of Chhattisgarh Khadi and Village Industries Board, Mr. Rajendra Tiwari, Mayor of Municipal Corporation Raipur, Mr. Ejaz Dhebar and other distinguished citizens of Muslim society were present.

  • Army chief says stone pelters in J & K must be dealt with sternly

    A day after a 22-year-old Army jawan was killed in stone pelting in Kashmir, Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said Saturday stone pelters are over ground workers of terrorists and they should be dealt with sternly.

    Gen. Rawat also sent a tough message to Pakistan, saying if Islamabad continues to support cross-border terrorism, then the Indian Army can resort to “other actions” too.

    Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event to mark the Infantry Day, the Army chief, however, did not elaborate on what could be the possible action he was talking about.

    The Army had carried out “surgical strikes” on terror launch pads across the Line of Actual Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on September 28, 2016, following a string of terror attacks on military installations in India by Pakistan-based terror groups.

    The Army chief also asked Pakistan to desist from aiding and abetting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the Indian State was “strong enough” to ensure that the border state remains a part of India and no one can take it away by force or any other means.

    On death of jawan Rajendra Singh in stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Gen. Rawat reiterated his earlier stand that the stone-pelters are nothing but over ground workers of terror outfits. “I still say the same… If they (stone-pelters) can kill people with such acts, are they not becoming like terrorists.”

    22-year-old Singh died at a hospital in Srinagar Friday after he sustained head injuries during stone-pelting by a group of youths on Thursday.

    “I want to tell them (stone-pelters) that no one will benefit from stone-pelting,” said the Army chief, adding tough action should be taken against the stone-pelters. He said the Army has got an FIR lodged in the case.

    Talking about Pakistan’s support to cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Gen. Rawat suggested that the neighbouring country was resorting to a “proxy war” to avenge its defeat at the hands of India in the 1971 war when Bangladesh was liberated.

    The aim of Pakistan, he said, is to keep the Indian Army “embroiled in this proxy war that they have lost.”

    “But, let me assure you, Indian Army and the Indian State is strong enough to ensure that Jammu and Kashmir remain part of India… No one else can take it away by force or by any other means, because legally, legitimately J-K is integral part of India,” he said.

    Asked about the cross-border infiltration, he said Pakistan would be wise to know that by indulging in such activities, harm is coming to Pakistan only.

    “We are capable of finishing any infiltrators who reach our side. But, if Pakistan continues to support infiltration, we can use other kind of action too,” Rawat said.

    He said Pakistan was continuing to fuel disturbances in Jammu and Kashmir, fully knowing that they will never succeed.

    “Legitimately, legally and by all rights, J and K is part of India. Pakistan somehow has been trying to annex this part of the country, more so after they lost East Pakistan with liberation of Bangladesh,” he said.

    The Army chief said despite the passage of so many years, Pakistan still has a desire to succeed in that.

    “And, with liberation of Bangladesh they decided to create a similar situation in Kashmir… Has Pakistan succeeded? They have not. And, Pakistan is fully aware they cannot succeed in Jammu and Kashmir, but they still hope they can succeed. It is just another way to keep the turmoil going and not allow development in the state,” he said.

    The Infantry Day is observed every year to commemorate supreme sacrifices made by Indian Army’s infantry against Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir.

    Rawat earlier laid a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti to pay tribute to numerous infantry soldiers who died in the line of duty.