About one and a half million people from India, a country of 20 million Muslims, travel to Saudi Arabia each year to perform the Hajj, with most waiting several years for their turn.
In India, as part of the Hajj policy, 500 seats are given to senior government officials every year, which are reviewed by the committee.
Manuri Begum, vice-chairman of the Hajj Committee, told Arab News that a decision to end the VIP quota was made recently, but it has not yet been implemented and there is currently no consensus on the matter.
Manuri Begum and AP committee chairman Abdullah Kutty say that the general view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is that special privileges should not be given to those of high social status. A timeout was set.
The chairman of the commission, Abdullah Katti, went on to say that "VIP culture is not good, especially when millions of people are sitting and waiting to perform Haj." PM Modi advocates end of VIP culture.
He said that after extensive discussion with all stakeholders, a new policy has been drawn up and is expected to be announced in the coming days.
Asad Rizvi, an analyst from Lucknow, expressed his views, saying, "When you go to Hajj, everyone is equal there, people wear the same clothes and every Hajj duty is performed by one person." It goes through the same process.
Zaid Khan, a resident of Meerut city, says that a large number of people want to perform Haj but their numbers are not coming.
He expressed hope that the policy change will allow more people to travel to Saudi Arabia and perform the Hajj.
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