Srinagar, June 2 -- Owing to the protests by Hajj pilgrims of Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that he has written to the Union Ministry for Civil Aviation to facilitate the timely and concurrent transportation of baggage belonging to Hajj pilgrims returning to Jammu and Kashmir from Saudi Arabia.

The Union Minority Ministry has said that due to NOTAM at Srinagar Airport, the returning pilgrims' 30 kg baggage will be transported separately by road to Srinagar from Hyderabad.

In a letter to Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Abdullah highlighted the difficulties faced by returning Hajj pilgrims due to delays in the transportation of their checked-in baggage.

He noted that owing to...