India, Oct. 22 -- AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday, October 22 urged the Centre to help bring home about 4,000 Indian pilgrims stranded in Makkah and Madina after flights to Saudi Arabia were disrupted over security concerns.

In a post on X, Owaisi asked the government to direct the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to allow airlines to operate flights on larger aircraft so the pilgrims can return. If that is not possible, he said, special flights should be arranged. He said the pilgrims had been left in the lurch by their travel agents and called for urgent intervention, along with immediate support for them in the meantime. He tagged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, ...