Original sentence: Bandar Al Hajjar, at the time Saudi Hajj minister, stated that 2015's Hajj would be the last to be affected by reductions in pilgrim quotas due to construction work.Quoted in the Arab News Al Hajjar said "Starting from next Haj season, the number of pilgrims will increase to 5 million and then to 30 million in the coming five years"
Edited sentence: To justify the construction work a few days after the incident Saudi Hajj Ministry announced that pilgrim quotas for each country will increase starting from next hajj season, stressing that 2015 will witness the last cut in the number of pilgrims.“Starting from next Hajj season, the number of pilgrims will increase to 5 million and then to 30 million in the coming five years,” the minister was quoted as saying to a local publication, Arab News reported on Monday, September 14