'Haj Bhavan to come up on Double Road'

Replying to a question by N A Haris in the Assembly on Thursday, the Minister said the government had allotted Rs 2.25 crore for purchasing a land for Haj Bhavan. The government could not get land in Arkavathi Layout due to litigation.

Haris, U T Khader and Tanveer Sait said the government lacked will power to acquire land in the City. The Bhavan should come closer to the Bangalore airport, they said.

Replying to a question by Mallika Prasad (BJP) as to how much income was generated to the government from masjids in the last three years, the minister said no income was generated. The Minister said that there was no government organisation to monitor the churches in the State.