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I had an opportunity to visit Macca Madina : Nitish

Patna, May 1 (UNI) Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said that he had got an opportunity to visit Macca Madina and was deeply elated after taking the glimpse of the premises from outside.
Before the departure of Haj pilgrims, Kumar participated in the special prayer organized on Thursday at Maulana Mazharul Haq Auditorium located at Haj Bhawan.
Addressing the Haj pilgrims, he said that he also got a chance to go to Mecca Medina once, but there is no permission to go inside.
Expressing his happiness over the departure of the Haj pilgrims for Mecca Madina, Kumar said that his government has ensured all arrangements for the convenience of the pilgrims visiting Mecca Madina.
For this, the officers of the state government belonging to the Muslim community are usually sent to look into the arrangements, he said adding that this time also a good number of officers have been sent so that the Haj pilgrims do not face any kind of difficulty during the journey and during their stay at Macca Madina.
As it is 2403 Haj pilgrims including 1391 male and 1012 female were going to Saudi Arabia for visiting Macca Madina. These pilgrims will depart from 10 different airports.
He said arrangements for free vaccination and other trainings have been made for the Haj pilgrims. The state government has deployed 16 Haj inspectors in Saudi Arabia to provide necessary guidelines to them.
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