'Issue passports to Haj pilgrims on priority basis'

UP Haj Minister Mohd Azam Khan wrote a letter to Krishna asking him to direct the regional passport office at Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Bareilly to issue passports to willing Haj pilgrims within a week's time.

FP Archives|Apr 11, 2012, 10:49:15 IST

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Haj Minister Mohd Azam Khan has asked External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to ensure that Haj pilgrims are issued passports on a priority basis.Khan has written a letter to Krishna asking him to direct the regional passport office at Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Bareilly to issue passports to willing Haj pilgrims within a week's time.[caption id="attachment_272051" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="Reuters"][/caption]The Haj minister in his letter said that a large number of Muslims from rural areas go for Haj, but being semi-literate they are unable to understand technicalitiesinvolved in getting a passport.He said that a large number of applications were pending with the passport offices. Khan said that there were cases in which passports were not issued even though the police inquiry has been completed.PTI

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