Minorities Welfare Minister Antar Singh Arya has informed that all Haj pilgrims from the state are safe and none of them is reported dead. There was news of stampede at Mina during Rami ritual at Makkah in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
Madhya Pradesh State Haj Committee Chairman Inayat Hussain informed that hundreds of Haj pilgrims are reported dead in the stampede. But no one from Madhya Pradesh has died.
Consulate General of India, Jeddah will provide authoritative information about the incident. For more information, helpline numbers of Madhya Pradesh State Haj Committee 2530136, 2530137, 2530138, 2530139, 2530140 and 2538039 can be contacted.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board Chairman Shokat Mohammed Khan who is on the pilgrimage while talking The Pioneer informed that all the pilgrims from the state capital including Shahar Qazi Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadwi Sahab are safe. Former Madhya Pradesh Minorities Commission chairman Anwar Mohammed Khan who is also on the pilgrimage is also safe, he added.
Khan said that the pilgrims from the state and the country are safe as most of them were in their tents when the tragedy took place at Mina.
Former Corporator Syed Shahid Ali who is on the pilgrimage said that the mishap happened minutes after he left the spot. “I was at Mina early in the morning and after performing the rituals there left the spot, when I reached my lodging place I heard the news that stampede took place killing over 300 people. But all the pilgrims from Bhopal were safe as they were still in the tents and were about to leave for Mina,” he added.