Telangana Haj panel clarifies airfare hike, accommodation rules for pilgrims

Telangana Haj Committee (TGHC) president Syed Ghulam Afzal Biyabani, connected Saturday, said that the further ₹10,000 “differential airfare” being levied connected pilgrims was a determination taken by the Central authorities and the Haj Committee of India, and not by the State body.

Addressing preparations for the yearly pilgrimage, Mr. Biyabani said that pilgrims would not beryllium permitted to navigator astatine their accommodation successful Saudi Arabia, successful enactment with the directives issued by the authorities. Hajis would alternatively person the enactment of purchasing food, either from a database of approved catering companies identified by the Saudi authorities oregon from extracurricular vendors, helium said.