Ex-Cong MLA flags hike in Haj cost from Ahmedabad

Nearly 9,000 pilgrims from Gujarat board from Ahmedabad to visit Jeddah for Haj every year. "Normally, in the past four years, there has been a difference of Rs 10,000-20,000, but this year charges from Ahmedabad are Rs 70,000 higher than Mumbai," Shaikh told this paper.

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Apart from Modi and Shah, he also tagged Minister of Minority Affairs Smriti Irani along with the Haj Committee in the tweets.

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Former Congress MLA Gyasuddin Shaikh Sunday complained against the hike in charges for Haj pilgrims from Gujarat saying despite a shorter distance from Ahmedabad as compared to Mumbai, the charges are nearly Rs 70,000 higher this year.

In a series of tweets, the former Dariyapur MLA sought “justice” for Haj pilgrims from the state and requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to look into the “injustice”. Apart from Modi and Shah, he also tagged Minister of Minority Affairs Smriti Irani along with the Haj Committee in the tweets.

Nearly 9,000 pilgrims from Gujarat board from Ahmedabad to visit Jeddah for Haj every year. “Normally, in the past four years, there has been a difference of Rs 10,000-20,000, but this year charges from Ahmedabad are Rs 70,000 higher than Mumbai,” Shaikh told this paper.

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