Air India yet to return holy water to 19,000 Haj pilgrims

Thursday, February 7, 2008, 21:32 [IST]

Varanasi, Feb 7 (UNI) Central Haj Committee member Hafiz Naushad Azmi today claimed that Air India had so far failed to return holy 'zam zam' to 19,000 Haj pilgrims.

Mr Azmi added, the luggage of haj pilgrims had been distributed and almost 100 packets were yet to be given. The Air India in its record had shown it as missing.

He urged the Union government to make arrangements for providing 'zam zam' to the people and initiate efforts to solve their luggage problem at the earliest.

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