Make use of amnesty, expatriates told

Dubai, Jan 8: Emirates India Fraternity Forum organised a programme to create awareness among expatriates regarding the amnesty being offered by the UAE government. A large number of expatriate workers took part in the programme organized under the slogan ‘Be Loyal to UAE; Make Use of Amnesty’ at Karama Dubai.

Nasir Hussain, President of Emirates India Fraternity Forum in his welcome address conveyed his sincere thanks to rulers of UAE, for providing amnesty scheme as a golden opportunity to the expatriates who are overstaying in UAE , either to regularise their visa status or leave the country by out pass. He appealed the gathering to campaign about the Amnesty Scheme and to assist the people to leave to their home country. Pamphlets in different languages highlighting the importance of Amnesty and its procedures, was distributed on this occasion.

On the same occasion a grand reception was given to Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) Karnataka State General Secretary Abdulla Hannan.

Speaking as a chief guest Mr Hannan touched upon the political situation in India, specially minorities.

He said even after 65 years of Independence, the ruling parties in India have utilised minorities as their vote bank and done nothing for the uplift of the community. Many a times the government has appointed different commissions to look after the situations of minorities community such as Sachar Commission, Ranganath Mishra commission etc, But till date they have not yet implemented any of the suggestions of these commissions.

He envisioned that SDPI will work towards the progress of all Muslims, Christians and Dalits in future. “Seeing current situation of Muslims, the Government should implement the commission report. May all the people understand the ground reality that is enough for social change with explanation,” he said.

Guest of the programme Maulana Ibrahim Sahib Gangolli praised the various social welfare schemes conducted by EIFF and prayed The Almighty Allah to grant them the strength and energy to conduct many more such schemes for the benefit of people. He also stressed to guide everybody for good deeds and prevent the bad things may Allah guide all of us to right path of life.

The programme concluded with vote of thanks by Badruddin Hentar. Ershad Udupi recited Quran in the beginning.

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Flight chartered by Thumbay Group and BCF repatriates 186 Kannadigas stranded in UAE

Media Release

July 25,2020

In a humanitarian gesture to help fellow citizens in distress, the first in the series of chartered
flights arranged by Thumbay Group, UAE and the Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF) Trust,
Mangalore to repatriate stranded Kannadigas in the UAE took off from Ras Al Khaimah
International Airport in the wee hours of 21st July 2020. The flight was fully occupied, with 186 passengers, all of them desperate to fly back to India for various reasons.

The initiative was conceived and implemented under the leadership of Dr. Thumbay Moideen - Founder President of Thumbay Group & Founder Patron of BCF and Dr. B K Yusuf, the
President of BCF. The flight was organized on a purely charitable basis, with all necessary
steps and precautions in place to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers. Thumbay Group assigned its fleet of buses to transport the passengers free of charge from their residences in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman to the airport. The organizers also provided free meals and refreshments to the passengers, in addition to PPE kits and face-shields distributed free of
charges.

The passengers on the first flight included many elderly individuals, people with serious
illnesses like heart-related health issues and diabetes, pregnant ladies and little children as well as people who had lost their jobs and those with expired visas. Dr. B K Yusuf – BCF President, Dr. Kaup Mohammed - BCF General Secretary, other office bearers of BCF, as well as Thumbay Group’s representatives Mr. Farhad C – Director of the Hospitality Division of
Thumbay Group and Engr. Farwaz P. C. – COO of the Construction Division were present at
the airport to see off the first group of passengers.

Commenting on the initiative, Dr. Thumbay Moideen said, “This joint initiative of Thumbay
Group and BCF is to support our fellow Kannadigas desperate to fly back home. We are happy that we have been able to reach out to many of them, to help them fly home to their families. We thank the Governments of the UAE and India, and the Indian Consulate, Dubai, for their support in making this happen. In the coming days, many more stranded Kannadigas would be repatriated under this joint initiative.”
Dr. B K Yusuf thanked Dr. Thumbay Moideen and the office-bearers and members of BCF for
their efforts to make the initiative a success.

“We are proud that this initiative has brought relief to many Kannadigas and their families today. BCF is grateful to Thumbay Group for its support and partnership for all our humanitarian programs for the support of the needy.”

Dr. Kaup Mohammed said that it was a matter of pride that the much-awaited Thumbay-BCF
repatriation flight had been carried out successfully. “Measures have been taken to ensure the safety of the flight and its passengers throughout the journey,” he said. He also thanked all the social organizations including Bhatkal Jamath, BCCI, BWF, KCF, DKSC, Kodagu Kannadigas,
Kannadiga Help Line, Dubai Konkans and KSS, for their support. He specially thanked Mr.
Syed Hassan Razeen, the owner of ARISTOCRAT Travels for his support in the ticketing,
boarding and related processes. On behalf of Milano Optics Group and Maxcare, free gift
hampers were distributed to selected passengers.

The passengers were received at Mangalore airport under the leadership of Mr. Mumtaz Ali - patron of BCF and other distinguished personalities of Mangalore including Mr. Moidin Bava - former MLA, Mr U. T. Ifthikhar, Mr. S. M. R Rashid - President of BCCI central committee and many others. The passengers were transferred to the hotels where they had registered for the mandatory quarantine.

The second flight under this joint initiative is scheduled to take-off from Ras Al Khaimah airport to Mangalore on 24th July 2020. A few more similar repatriation flights are to soon follow, in the coming weeks.

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