Naqvi said the year was a special one for the ministry with the annual Haj being a "landmark" as for the first time women without 'Mehram' or male companion went on the pilgrimage.
Yogi Adityanath government’s decision to change Allahabad’s name was criticized by opposition parties in the state saying the area near the Kumbh Mela continues to be known as Prayag so there is no need to change the name of entire city.
The decision came more than two months after the state govt, headed by CM Yogi Adityanath, took the decision to rename the historic city as Prayagraj. The central govt has given consent to the renaming of at least 25 towns and villages across the country in 2017. The renaming proposal of UP's Faizabad district as Ayodhya is yet to be received from the state govt.
He also said a farmers' rally will be organised in the state soon, and the details will be finalised after a discussion with state Congress president and deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot. "The Congress has fulfilled its promise to waive farmers' loan in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after coming to power and work on it has begun. The NDA government should also waive farm loans," Gehlot said.Top opposition figures, including Congress's Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar and Le...
