Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, in a letter on December 13 (Wednesday), urged the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Smriti Irani to permit Vijayawada because the embarkation level for the Haj pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh.
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy stated that 1,982 Haj pilgrims of the two,300 registered and chosen had proceeded from the Vijayawada embarkation level.
Stating that the Haj Committee of India issued notification for the pilgrimage in 2024 on November 29, 2023, the Chief Minister stated that there was a substantial distinction within the airfare amongst totally different embarkation factors.
He defined that there was a distinction of about ₹85,000 within the airfare from the Vijayawada Embarkation level when in comparison with that in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
The Chief Minister additional requested the Union Minister to resolve the difficulty in the most effective curiosity of the neighborhood to keep away from monetary burden on the pilgrims.