Muizzu: Will work to increase hajj quota to 2,000

3 weeks ago

Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, the presidential candidate for the opposition PPM-PNC coalition, says he plans on negotiating with the Saudi government to increase the quota the Maldives receives for the annual hajj pilgrimage from 1,000 to 2,000. In a campaign rally in Lh. Naifaru on Thursday, Muizzu criticized the current administration’s hajj policies, which he blamed for the huge backlog of hopeful