Wakf Board to reclaim its land
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD:,
MARCH 03, 2015 00:00 IST
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/wakf-board-to-reclaim-its-land/article6953777.ece
While encroachment of Wakf land is well known what is not known is that a large extent of property is in government control. Huge tracts of wakf land is occupied by the government and what the Wakf Board gets in turn is a pittance by way of cash grant.
Sheikh Mohammed Iqbal, secretary, Minorities Welfare, Andhra Pradesh, has decided to stake claim to the wakf land resumed by government. He has written to the district collectors to identify the land. In Yerada village of Vishakapatnam, 2160 acres of land belonging to the Alamgir mosque is taken over by the government. In Penukonda, 3,000 acres and in Chittoor 1,700 acres are with the government. In Hyderabad too, large extent of land belonging to the darghas of Shah Raju Qattal, Shah Qamoosh and Meeran Husain are in government control.
“We want government to hand over these lands to the Wakf Board so that they can be developed for the benefit of the community”, said Mr. Iqbal. He told the media here on Monday that most of the wakf lands were resumed by the government much before Independence. However, the Supreme Court verdict clearly stated that ‘once a wakf, always a wakf’. Properties donated to darghas and mosques cannot be taken away.
We want the government to hand over these lands so that they can be developed for the benefit of the community
Sheikh Mohammed Iqbal
Secretary, Minorities Welfare, AP
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD:,
MARCH 03, 2015 00:00 IST
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/wakf-board-to-reclaim-its-land/article6953777.ece
While encroachment of Wakf land is well known what is not known is that a large extent of property is in government control. Huge tracts of wakf land is occupied by the government and what the Wakf Board gets in turn is a pittance by way of cash grant.
Sheikh Mohammed Iqbal, secretary, Minorities Welfare, Andhra Pradesh, has decided to stake claim to the wakf land resumed by government. He has written to the district collectors to identify the land. In Yerada village of Vishakapatnam, 2160 acres of land belonging to the Alamgir mosque is taken over by the government. In Penukonda, 3,000 acres and in Chittoor 1,700 acres are with the government. In Hyderabad too, large extent of land belonging to the darghas of Shah Raju Qattal, Shah Qamoosh and Meeran Husain are in government control.
“We want government to hand over these lands to the Wakf Board so that they can be developed for the benefit of the community”, said Mr. Iqbal. He told the media here on Monday that most of the wakf lands were resumed by the government much before Independence. However, the Supreme Court verdict clearly stated that ‘once a wakf, always a wakf’. Properties donated to darghas and mosques cannot be taken away.
We want the government to hand over these lands so that they can be developed for the benefit of the community
Sheikh Mohammed Iqbal
Secretary, Minorities Welfare, AP
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