Hajj and Umrah Minister Mochamad Irfan Yusuf has responded to the\ncontroversy over the proposed ticket war for Hajj, which has been\nprotested by associations and members of the House of Representatives.\nDuring a meeting with Commission VIII of the DPR on Tuesday, 14 April\n2026, the ticket war was also one of the hot topics discussed.<\/p>\n
Irfan admitted that the idea is an option being considered by the\nMinistry of Hajj and Umrah to shorten the Hajj waiting period. \u201cThis is\nwhat has been making headlines; I acknowledge that the ticket war is\nindeed a concept we are discussing at the Ministry of Hajj,\u201d he said at\nthe DPR Building in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Gerindra Party politician then continued, stating that he is the\nperson responsible for this controversy because he was the one who first\nannounced it at the National Working Meeting on the Implementation of\nHajj Worship 1447 Hijriah in Tangerang, Banten, on 8 April 2026. In\nresponse to various criticisms, he stated that he is ready to postpone\nthe discussion on the ticket war and focus on preparations for the Hajj,\nwith the first batch departing on 22 April.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am the one who first introduced the term ticket war, and if it is\nconsidered too premature, then we will close it for now until today,\u201d\nsaid Irfan.<\/p>\n
The proposal to abolish the queuing system and implement a ticket war\nemerged after President Prabowo Subianto directed the Ministry of Hajj\nto revolutionise Hajj implementation. Hajj and Umrah Minister Mochamad\nIrfan Yusuf said one of the ideas that emerged was to eliminate the\nwaiting period system and switch to a ticket war mechanism or direct\nregistration.<\/p>\n
Irfan said that system was once implemented in Indonesia before the\nHajj Financial Management Agency was established. In the past, Irfan\nexplained, the system in place was direct registration or ticket\nwar.<\/p>\n
At that time, the government would announce the Hajj costs for the\ncurrent year and the available quota, then open registration for a\ncertain period. Anyone with the financial ability and good physical\ncondition could register directly. The pilgrims who could depart were\nthose who paid the Hajj costs first and secured the tickets.<\/p>\n
Member of Commission VIII of the House of Representatives Selly\nAndriany Gantina said that the Hajj ticket war is not a solution amid\nthe overwhelming queue for Hajj departures. Selly noted that there are\ncurrently 5.6 million people on the Hajj waiting list.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday is not the right moment to issue a statement on the ticket\nwar. And we hope that the Ministry of Hajj can curb efforts to issue a\nticket war statement,\u201d said the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle\npolitician at the DPR Building in Jakarta on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.<\/p>\n
According to Selly, the ticket scramble scheme harms justice for\npeople who have been queuing for Hajj for years. She urged that the\nmillions of people already on the Hajj list be prioritised for\ndeparture.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hajj-minister-on-ticket-war-if-premature-well-close-it-1776167447", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }