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Bhubaneswar, Sept 16: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday appreciated the help extended by his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee to Haj pilgrims from Orissa at the embarkation point in Kolkata.
‘‘I will like to place on record my deep gratitude for all the outstanding arrangements for our Haj pilgrims which have been personally supervised by you. I specially appreciate the sincere efforts undertaken by Haji Shaikh Nurul Islam, the chairman of the Bengal state Haj committee, and his entire team, in this regard,’’ Patnaik wrote to Banerjee.
‘‘I am sure your efforts will expedite not only the effective mainstreaming of the minorities of our society, but also facilitate the path for cooperative federalism in our country,’’ Patnaik said.
Patnaik also indicated that all the Haj pilgrims from Orissa have highly appreciated the courtesies extended to them, and the arrangements made for their transportation, accommodation and collection of foreign exchange among other facilities by the West Bengal Government.
