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Today we will do a Thread on the Nehru and the Hajj Committe Act of 1959 . (GemsOfNehru)
It is well known that the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple (like the current construction at Ram JanmaBhoomi) was carried out as a private venture through an independent trust and did not involve sponsorship of the government which needed to uphold it's secular character .
What might not be so well known is that Nehru felt that the state needed to be secular only when it came to Hindus and hence had no problem in ensuring the passage of the Haj Committee Act in 1959
As we can see above The Act ensured that the Secular State was involved in assisting Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Jordan .
More on the same can be found at this link
https://jgu.edu.in/jslh/blog/in-favour-of-a-retrospective-application-of-the-2012-amendment-to-s39-of-the-indian-copyright-act/
Relevant portion is shown here
More on the same can be found at this link
https://jgu.edu.in/jslh/blog/in-favour-of-a-retrospective-application-of-the-2012-amendment-to-s39-of-the-indian-copyright-act/
Relevant portion is shown here
When the Act was challenged in 2011 the Courts said the following while dismissing the petition .
In January 2018 the Hajj subsidy (Rs 700crore) was removed and the amount was made available for the education of children belonging to the minority community .
This decision followed the 2012 Judgment ( https://indiankanoon.org/doc/124837377/ ) which said the following
This decision followed the 2012 Judgment ( https://indiankanoon.org/doc/124837377/ ) which said the following
