MUMBAI: The Mahayuti authorities has added minority pilgrimage centres to CM Tirth Darshan Yojana forward of the polls. All in style dargahs in and round Mumbai have been added to the checklist, resembling Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, Haji Malang Dargah in Kalyan, and Diwanshah Dargah in Bhiwandi.
Aside from Muslim websites, holy locations of Parsis, Buddhists, and Jain group are additionally included within the checklist.Underneath the scheme, state authorities gives Rs 30,000 per individual for darshan of 1 pilgrimage website for senior residents aged 60 and above, offered the annual household earnings doesn’t exceed Rs 2.5 lakh.
The choice is being considered as Mahayuti authorities’s important minority outreach programme to win them over in the course of the elections. Based on authorities Decision (GR) issued on Oct 15, authorities has added 95 holy locations from Maharashtra and 15 exterior Maharashtra to the scheme.
Rais Shaikh, SP legislator from Bhiwandi (E), welcomed the transfer, however mentioned that it’s an election gimmick by the Mahayuti authorities to win over minorities for his or her political good points. “When the scheme was launched in July, I instantly questioned the federal government as to why not a single holy place for Muslims in Maharashtra was included on this scheme. I wrote a letter to CM Shinde demanding the inclusion of three in style holy locations of the Muslim group within the scheme,” Shaikh mentioned.
Shaikh acknowledged that the last-minute additions of the holy locations of minority communities expose the federal government’s motive. “Maharashtra is the land of saints. Sufi saints have many dargahs within the state, that are additionally visited by Hindus. Notable dargahs like Haji Malang and Haji Ali are within the state. Regardless of such a wealthy historical past, the federal government did not embody them within the first checklist, which exhibits their true nature,” Shaikh mentioned.
In July, Mahayuti authorities had launched the scheme with 66 holy locations of varied religions, excluding Muslim group websites, from Maharashtra, together with 73 non secular locations exterior Maharashtra.
