Bangalore: Karnataka’s chief minister Sadanand Gowda has approved Rs. 40 crores for the building of a Haj House near Hegde Nagar, a suburb of this city. Addressing the people after the land-digging function for the Haj House building, the chief minister said that the BJP government of the state has allocated an amount of Rs. 360 crores for the welfare of minorities for the current financial year. He further said that his government is promise-bound to make the Haj journey comfortable for Muslims, adding that he wants to see a Haj House in this city which is the best in the country.