‘Don’t withdraw haj money hastily’

AURANGABAD: GSA Ansari, the former chairman of

the Maharashtra State Haj Committee

, on Wednesday urged the haj pilgrims, who have already deposited the money with

the Haj Committee of India

, to wait for the government of Saudi Arabia to take a decision on Haj this year

In a statement, Ansari said that the pilgrims should not hastily withdraw the amount deposited for haj, which is safe with the haj committee, in case the situation improves and they can visit the holy cities of

Mecca

and Medina.

He said that the Saudi government has not yet made its policy on Haj 2020. He also said that Masood Ahmed Khan, the chief executive officer of the haj committee, would communicate the decisions taken by the Saudi government.

Citing some Congress functionary’s advice that pilgrims must withdraw the money deposited, Ansari said the amount could be withdrawn any time, but the pilgrims should not withdraw it immediately and instead wait and pray for the pandemic to come to an end.