Deputy Commissioner (DC) Doda Krishan Lal along with SSP Doda Kartik Shrotriya and other officers today flagged off a group of Hajj pilgrims to the holy pilgrimage to Makkah (Saudi Arabia). A group of 16 pilgrims were flagged off here from Dak Bungalow amidst warm wishes and prayers from officials, relatives and members of the public.
The pilgrims departed for the Delhi Embarkation Point from where they would proceed for the sacred journey. Among others present on the occasion were ADC Anil Kumar Thakur; ACR Ashraf Parvez; PO ICDS Akhtar Qazi; CMO, CEO, officers from civil and police administration, besides a large number of people who gathered to see off the pilgrims.
Interacting with the pilgrims, the Deputy Commissioner and SSP congratulated them on getting the opportunity to perform the holy Hajj. They wished them a safe, peaceful and spiritually fulfilling pilgrimage. They also appealed to the pilgrims to pray for lasting peace, prosperity and communal harmony in Jammu & Kashmir and District Doda.
The officials informed that a total of 37 pilgrims from across District Doda are scheduled to perform Hajj including 07 from Thathri, 05 from Bhaderwah, 02 from Kahara, 02 from Gandoh-Bhalessa and 05 from Marmat, besides pilgrims from Doda and other areas of the district. The flag-off concluded with prayers for the well-being and safe return of all the pilgrims.