Haryana CM allocates land as Eid gift

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New Delhi: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced an Eid gift for the state's Muslims.

The state government Tuesday announced allocation of land, measuring 1,627 square metres, to the Haryana State Haj Committee in the state's most modern and prosperous city Gurgaon.

Haryana along with majority of Indian states is celebrating Eid Thursday.

The land has been given on lease for 99 years.

Office complex

According to Haryana State Haj Committee Chairman Aftab Ahmad, a state's ruling Congress party lawmaker, a modern office complex, guest house and a mosque would be built on the land.

The Haj Committee had earlier requested Hooda to allocate them land following which the chief minister gave them the freedom to identify the city in which they would like to have their office.

According to Ahmad, they opted for Gurgaon due to its close proximity to the Indira Gandhi International Airport, which is barely 15km from Gurgaon and is connected through an expressway.

Nearly four per cent of Haryana 25.3 million population are Muslims, majority of whom live in Mewat region bordering Gurgaon.

At present the State Haj Committee functions out of a small office located inside the State Secretariat Building in the state capital Chandigarh.

Ahmed said that the office and guest house will have all modern facilities and will be totally computerised to enable it process all Haj pilgrimage applications faster.
 
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