Minister of Minorities Welfare Mr. Ahmedullah informed that the Central Hajj Committee had allotted 5674 seats for the Hajj pilgrims of AP. State Hajj Committee received 16,746 applications from the Hajj pilgrims.
Such of the Hajj pilgrims who have not been selected earlier are eager to perform Hajj. Seeing the anxiety of the Hajj pilgrims External Affairs Minister Mr. S.M. Krishna was contacted and a request was made for allotting 3000 more seats for AP Pilgrims. Fulfilling our request partially. 940 more seats were allotted. Despite this enhancement, still there is a need for some more seats.
The minister told that he is trying to get some more seats from the Central Hajj Committee. He assured that necessary arrangements will be made by the Central Hajj Committee to make Hajj Pilgrimage as comfortable as possible.
——Siasat News