THE first batch of Haj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir departed for Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The batch, which comprised 178 pilgrims, was seen off by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at Srinagar airport. TheLGinteractedwiththepilgrims and extended the pilgrims his best wishes. “I extend my heartiest greetings and felicitationstopilgrimsundertakingthe sacred Haj journey.

 

The divine pilgrimageisacallfromalmighty and a cherished and life-long dream.The centralGovernment iscommittedto ensure bestpossible arrangements for the wellbeingofpilgrimsandtheirsacred pilgrimage,”Sinhasaid.Abdullah too in a message on X wished the pilgrims a fulfilling experience. “Today, I had the honour of bidding a warm see-off to the first batch of 178 Hajj pilgrims from Sheikh-ul-Alam International Airport, Srinagar.