Maha Haj panel wants to build facility at Mecca for pilgrims

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Press Trust of India Jalna
Last Updated : Jun 16 2019 | 9:30 PM IST

Maharashtra Haj Committee chairman Jamal Anwar Siddiqui Sunday said it has proposed construction of a residential facility at Mecca for the Haj pilgrims from Maharashtra.

Addressing reporters, he also demanded that the Central government slash the quota of private tour operators who take pilgrims on Haj.

Welcoming the Union government's 2018 decision to scrap subsidy for Haj pilgrims, Siddiqui said private airlines used to get benefitted by the subsidy given during the tenure of the erstwhile Congress government

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First Published: Jun 16 2019 | 9:30 PM IST

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