Minister Of Religion Regarding The Hajj Special Committee: We Just Follow The Process

Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas when giving a statement at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (9/7/2024). ANTARA/Andi Firdaus.

Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said he was ready to follow every evaluation process for the implementation of the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage, responding to the agreement of the formation of the Special Committee (Pansus) Hajj by the DPR.

"Yes, we just follow it. That is a process prepared by the constitution. So we just follow it," said the Minister of Religion, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 9.

Previously, the proposers of the right to inquiry assessed that the distribution and determination of the additional hajj quota was not in accordance with Law Number: 8 of 2019 concerning the Implementation of Hajj and Umrah.

According to him, the decision of the Minister of Religion in the implementation of the 2024 Hajj contradicts the law and is not in accordance with the results of the conclusion of the Commission VIII working committee meeting of the DPR RI.

In addition, according to him, the additional hajj quota seems only to be a matter of pride, but is not in line with improving services and commitments in an effort to shorten the waiting time for pilgrims who have registered.

Responding to this, Minister of Religion Yaqut expressed his willingness to provide a report on the implementation of the Hajj.

"Starting from the preparation to the implementation of the pilgrimage, we will convey it," he said.

Currently, he said, the government is still focused on completing services in Hajj operations, especially now entering the phase of repatriation of pilgrims. The evaluation will be carried out after the Hajj operational period is complete.

"I can't talk about the evaluation yet. Because the Hajj operation has not been completed. So later we will wait for the operation to be completed until July 23, we can only convey it to the public," he said.