AIMIM Chief Owaisi Demands Rollback of Rs 10k Haj Airfare
The Haj Committee is demanding an additional Rs 10,000 from Haj pilgrims as “differential airfare.” This is despite collecting Rs90,844 per pilgrim a couple of months ago, departing from Mumbai Embarkation Point, Owaisi stated on X.
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday called on the Centre to revoke the circular issued by the Haj Committee of India mandating an additional USD 100 surcharge for pilgrims, owing to the West Asia conflict. Raising the Haj airfare by Rs 10,000 per pilgrim this year has triggered discontent among applicants and criticism from political leaders.
In a post on X, the MP said, the Haj Committee is demanding an additional Rs. 10,000 from Haj pilgrims as “differential airfare.” This is despite collecting Rs 90,844 per pilgrim a couple of months ago, departing from the Mumbai Embarkation Point. This is almost double the prevalent rates for individual travellers. "Are pilgrims being punished for going through the Haj Committee? This is just exploitation and nothing else. Most pilgrims are not wealthy, they save money for years to be able to go to Haj. This is not a luxury for them. The circular must be withdrawn immediately, and the pilgrims must be refunded the money taken from them," he said, tagging the post to Union Ministers Kiren Rijuju and K Ram Mohan Naidu.
