New Delhi, March 10: AICC general secretary Mohsina Kidwai was today elected Chairperson of the Haj Committee of India.
Kidwai would be the first woman Chairperson of the minority body.
The Ministry of External Affairs, which is the nodal authority in the Central government for administering the Haj Committee Act, 2002, convened the first meeting of the Haj Committee today in New Delhi to elect the Chairperson and the two Vice-Chairpersons.
While Kidwai was elected as the Chairperson, Hasan Ahmed and Aboo Bucker were elected as Vice-Chairpersons, a release by the MEA said.
There have been allegations of corruption in the conduct of the Haj. After the expiry of the three year term of the previous Haj Committee, it was reconstituted recently.
The Haj Committee Act, 2002 provides for the establishment of a Haj Committee of India for making arrangements for Haj pilgrimage by Muslims.
–Agencies