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Alphabets of affection

During a March 24 lottery for selection of 19,000 Haj pilgrims, the 'alphabetical' order for districts began with Kannauj followed by the remaining districts-Agra, Aligarh, Badaun etc.

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It seems Kannauj, the parliamentary constituency of CM Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav, is at the top of Uttar Pradesh's priority list among 75 districts. During a March 24 lottery for selection of 19,000 Haj pilgrims, the 'alphabetical' order for districts began with Kannauj followed by the remaining districts-Agra, Aligarh, Badaun etc. The Haj Committee of India's function was presided over by Akhilesh Yadav. Enough said.To read more, get your copy of India Today here.

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