Government Protests Hard Hajj Services In Mashariq

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The Director General of Hajj and Umrah at the Ministry of Religion, Hilman Latief, regrets the inaction of Mashariq's company in preparing Hajj services in Muzdalifah and Mina.

The process of departing from the congregation from Muzdalifah to Mina experienced delays and consumption services at Mina were also not well distributed and smoothly, as well as the availability of mattresses that did not match the number of worshipers.

"We have conveyed our strong protest to Mashariq regarding the problems that occurred in Muzdalifah. We also ask that there be no problems in providing services at Mina," said Hilman, Antara, Wednesday, June 27.

"We will continue to oversee this so that Mashariq moves faster in preparing services for pilgrims," he said.

Strong protests were submitted to Mashariq, continued Hilman, because the provision of services at Arafah - Muzdalifah - Mina (Armina) was entirely their responsibility. This mechanism is also carried out by all countries, the process of providing services in partnership schemes with the Mashariq authorities.

"So at Armina, Mashariq is fully providing services because of that, we ask that all rights for Indonesian pilgrims can be given properly," he said.

Hilman asked Mashariq to make a quick decision in anticipating any potential problems so that the existing potential can be resolved immediately and does not harm the congregation.

"Mashariq certainly knows that Indonesia is the largest pilgrim. There should be a more comprehensive and fast mitigation scheme," he explained.

Hilman admits that the space available in Mina for pilgrims is very limited. Each congregation only gets space in the range of 0.8 m2 however, this kind of condition does occur every year, since decades ago.

"In fact, ijtihad ulama in determining Mina Jadid is proof that Mina's narrow space has been felt and has been a discourse for a long time," Hilman added.