Hyderabad: The Mohammed Mahmood Ali, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Telangana said that the State Government would leave no stone unturned to provide the best facilities to the Haj pilgrims going on Haj this year. Speaking a gathering at the first Haj Orientation Training camp held at Hi-Tech Garden Function Hall at Old Malakpet here Sunday, he said that the Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had instructed to make the best arrangements for Haj pilgrims, as the State Government had sanctioned a budget of Rs. three crores for Haj Committee. The Deputy Chief Minister further said ‘in the past the journey was hard and the Haj was easy, now the journey is easy and Haj had become difficult to perform’. He requested the pilgrims to pray for the development of the country, the state and the community.
The Malakpet MLA requested the pilgrims to pray for the peace, progress and prosperity of the nation, the state and the people. After abolition of Haj subsidy, he proposed to call tenders from the airlines and hoped that in such situation the pilgrims would get more benefit than the subsidy which was extended till last year.
The Chairman of the Telangana State Haj Committee presided over the meeting and said that this year more better arrangements would be made for the Haj Camp for departure of Haj pilgrims. The Chairman said that the Haj Committee would do more than what the Chief Minister of Telangana had expected.
The Executive Officer Telangana State Haj Committee welcomed the gathering and he said that the pilgrims should exhibit patience and resilience during Haj. The Executive Officer said that the Telangana State Haj Committee had been making the best arrangements for the Haj pilgrims in the country. He also added that this year out of a total Haj Quota of 1,25,000 for the country Telangana was allotted a quota of 4,066.
The Moulana Abbas Zaki Moulana Abdul Rasheed Talha Nomani and others highlighted the rituals and their significance. The Members of the Haj Committee Mohammed Arifuddin and Abu Talha Mohammed Amjad Ali, Dr. Aqeel Hashmi, M.A. Shafee, Abdul Khader and Dr. Aqeel Hashmi, Member of the Haj committee and other dignitaries were also present. That many lady pilgrims also attended the Training Camp; separate arrangements were made for them.
