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| Hajj aspirants from Kishtwar receive nightmarish treatment | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
SRINAGAR, Sept 2 : Kashmir Hajj House, a dream project of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister constructed in Bemina Srinagar has no space for the people of Jammu region.
Hajj aspirants who reach Srinagar every year from Doda, Kishtwar, Bhaderwah, Ramban, Rajouri, Poonch and other areas of Jammu Division allege that they face discrimination. In such latest discrimination with Hajj aspirants of Jammu region, 29 aspirants from Kishtwar were not only ill treated but were also denied accommodation inside the Hajj house by the authorities.
As per the details available with "Early Times" the Hajj aspirants of Kishtwar District who left for Srinagar a day before could only manage to reach Hajj House Kashmir after travelling for 14 hours, the journey which under normal circumstances takes 5 to 6 hours via Kishtwar-Sinthan-Srinagar National Highway.
While talking to "Early Times", Hajj aspirants as well as their attendants narrated a woeful story blaming Hajj Committee for the sufferings. They said that the JKSRTC bus which the Hajj aspirants boarded at Kishtwar was a defective one and was put into the service for ferrying the Hajj aspirants without its proper physical checking; thus putting the lives of the 29 Hajj aspirants to risk.
They said that near Sinthan top, the JKSRTC bus developed a technical snag. They said that at Sinthan top, they boarded private vehicles and somehow managed to reach Kokernag Dak Bungalow where Hajj aspirants had to stay for lunch as per schedule. They said that at Dak Bungalow Kokernag, there was no arrangement of lunch for them and added that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kokernag Development Authority (KDA) who had been assigned task of arranging the lunch for them failed to turn up till 4 PM.
They said that CEO KDA instead of fulfilling his assigned duty was seen busy in finalizing some tendering with some local contractors. They said that later all arranged the food from outside. They said that in the meantime another JKSRTC bus was arranged for them after hectic lobbying, but added that the new bus instead of dropping them at Hajj House Srinagar, dropped them at Khannabal chowk Anantnag.
They said that all the Hajj aspirants later boarded another vehicle upto Srinagar. They said that during their journey from Kishtwar to Srinagar, they faced lot of inconvenience; particularly in shifting the luggage from one vehicle to another. They said that after reaching Srinagar after 14 hour travelling, the worst was yet to come as the Hajj House officials refused them the accommodation at Hajj House and instead arranged a poor quality hotel for them on airport road Srinagar. Authorities also did not provide them the dinner for which the Hajj Committee of Kashmir has charged them in advance. They said that till midnight, all the Hajj aspirants’ faces starvation added that on their request the local hotel owner provide them some food that too of poor quality. They also complained about non- availability of proper bedding inside the hotel.
Many Hajjis who had earlier performed the Hajj pilgrimage said that since the construction of Hajj house in Srinagar, the people who leave for Hajj pilgrimage every year from Jammu region faces discrimination on part of the state Hajj committee. They said earlier system of traveling from Jammu via Delhi to Saudi Arabia was a better option for the people of Jammu region as compared to traveling via Srinagar. Many among them demanded separate Hajj house for Jammu region for easily facilitation of Hajj pilgrimage for the people of Jammu region. They also condemn the ill treatment given to Kishtwar Hajj aspirants and demanded action against the guilty officials involved in deliration of duty. |
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