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New Delhi: The first batch of Haj pilgrims was shot dead Saturday by the Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who said that preparations for a smooth pilgrimage had been completed.
Delhi pilgrims set off for Madina from Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday morning
A total of 1.28.702 pilgrims will be facilitated by the government across India through the Haj Committee this year.
More than 1,200 Haj pilgrims departed Delhi for Saudi Arabia in three flights on Saturday.
Image of representation. Outside Delhi, 450 Gaya pilgrims, 269 from Guwahati, 900 from Lucknow and 1,020 Srinagar pilgrims went to Saudi Arabia for Haj.
Naqvi said that the Ministry of Minority Affairs, in cooperation with the Haj The Consulate, the Haj Committee of India and other relevant agencies had completed the preparations for Haj 2018 well before time to ensure a smooth pilgrimage.
Noting that Haj 2018 is organized according to Haj's new policy, the minister said that he All Haj process was transparent and provided better facilities for pilgrims.
Naqvi stated that despite the removal of the Haj grant and various new taxes imposed in Saudi Arabia, there was no additional financial burden for pilgrims.
Rs 57 crore less will be paid to airlines this year compared to 2017 for Haj pilgrims traveling through the Haj Committee of India.
Naqvi said that it was the first time after independence, tha He stated that more than 47% of women were going to Haj this year and that for the first time, 1308 Muslim women, traveling without & Mehram & # 39; or male companion, were among the Muslim women of India. The Minister of Revenue and Transportation of Delhi, Kailash Gehlot, Chairman of the Haj Committee of India, Chaudhary Mehbad Ali Kaiser, Chairman of the Delhi Committee Haj Mohammad Ishraq Khan and the Secretary of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Ameizing Luikham, were also present at the airport
. On July 17, pilgrims from Calcutta, pilgrims from Varanasi on July 20, pilgrims from Mangalore on July 21, pilgrims from Goa on July 26 and pilgrims from Aurangabad, Chennai, Bombay and Nagpur on July 29 will embark for Haj
On July 30, Pilgrims from Ranchi, August 1, pilgrims from Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Cochin, Hyderabad and Jaipur, and the 3 August, pilgrims from Bhopal, will embark for Haj.
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