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In accordance with authorities information, simply earlier than the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the then-ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) handed over round 123 VVIP properties within the capital’s Lutyens district to the Delhi Non secular Affairs Fee. File image
In accordance with authorities information, there are quite a few examples of land seizures within the identify of waqf properties. Even earlier than these amendments have been introduced, many pending authorized instances and representations have been made to the federal government
The federal government has agreed to refer the Waqf (Modification) Invoice to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), however the opposition doesn’t seem like mollified. Asaduddin Owaisi, from the India Group and the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, stated the invoice was only a “diversionary tactic” and “anti-Muslim”.
The federal government says the aim of those amendments will not be solely to provide Muslims larger illustration however extra importantly to make sure that land will not be acquired illegally or unlawfully within the identify of non secular group property.
In accordance with authorities information, there are quite a few examples of land seizures within the identify of waqf properties. The federal government was additionally conscious of quite a few pending authorized instances and representations earlier than proposing these amendments.
For instance, simply earlier than the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the then-ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) handed over round 123 VVIP properties within the capital’s Lutyens district to the Delhi Non secular Affairs Fee, in keeping with authorities information. This was carried out by means of a notification on March 5.
In 2012, the Karnataka Minority Fee stated that round 29,000 acres of land have been getting used for business functions and in keeping with its report, land belonging to non secular foundations in prime places in Bengaluru, Gulbarga, Bidar and Kalaburji was misappropriation.
Sources stated many “waqf scams” have been additionally happening in Maharashtra. For instance, the federal government acquired a chunk of land from Tabut Inam Endowment Belief, which owns eight hectares of land in Pune.
News18 has reported on the state of affairs in Tiruchendurai, Tamil Nadu, the place complete villages have been allegedly “usurped” by the Waqf Board.
There have been allegations that Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Get together MLA Mla Amanullah Khan, a former chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, used violence and grabbed land within the identify of the board. Comparable instances have been reported from Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Assam and Andhra Pradesh.
Authorities sources stated reversing the state of affairs is probably not simple however efforts shall be made to make sure such incidents are averted or preventive measures are taken sooner or later.
