By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi wished good luck for all the Haj pilgrims of the northeast region who will start their journey for Saudi Arabia from Wednesday. In a programme organized at Haji Mushafirkhana in Guwahati on Tuesday evening he also urged upon the pilgrims to offer prayer for peace and prosperity for human kind.
“We may be different but eventually all are same — we all are the son of one Allah. The basic teaching of all the religions is to serve the human kind besides love and humanity. I wish so that all the pilgrims can successfully offer their rituals,” Gogoi said addressing the first batch of pilgrims.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi gives gift to the Hajj pilgrims during a felicitation and farewell function to the Hajj pilgrims at Haji Musafir Khana in Guwahati on Tuesday.
He also said that the promised Rs 3 crore for a Haj Bhawan will be released soon so that the problems of the pilgrims can be minimized. Besides, minority affairs minister Nazrul Islam and Guwahati Mayor Abir Patra were also present on the occasion.
Hajj pilgrims gather at a felicitation and farewell function to the Hajj pilgrims at Haji Musafir Khana in Guwahati.
This time there are 3113 pilgrims from northeast and out of which 1974 males and 746 females are from Assam.