Mumbai: The Maharashtra Activists Forum, a group working for social justice and minority rights, has submitted a memorandum to Haj House in Mumbai asking it to reconsider the Haj Committee of India’s (HCI) decision to reduce the number of seats of the residential coaching institute for Civil Services that it runs for Muslim students.
Officials of the Maharashtra Activist Forum met the CEO of the Haj Committee Ibrahim Sheikh and submitted the memorandum seeking to increase the number of candidates preparing for the civil service examinations at the Mumbai Haj House.
The forum members said that the HCI has reduced the number of seats from 200 to 100. "We demand the seats be once again increased to 200. Besides, the time period of coaching should be increased from one year to three years. How can a person fully prepare for Civil Services in a year?" a member of the Forum said.
