Govt. seeking to construct on waqf lands another concern
The Hindu
At least three such cases have surfaced in the recent past
The Telangana State Waqf Board (TSWB), in the past few months, has grappled with at least three instances of the government either suggesting construction, or having allegedly started construction work on waqf land parcels.
The latest incident was reported to the TSWB earlier this month at the Ashoorkhana Imam Qasim and Nal Sahab, spread over an acre and 34 guntas in Yousufguda Basti. The construction was allegedly being carried out by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for a new Basti Dawakhana. As a result, the board inspected the site, followed by TSWB chief executive officer Shahnawaz Qasim writing a letter to GHMC Zonal Commissioner, Khairtabad, urging a cancellation of building permission, if one was accorded.
In a similar incident, the Waqf Tribunal halted construction and ordered that status quo be maintained at Masjid-e-Almaspet in Chotuppal mandal. Petitioner and waqf protection activist Osman bin Mohammed Al Hajiri had stated that the land parcel was dug for the construction of a panchayat office. The respondents in the case were the District Collector of Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, Revenue Divisional Officer of Chotuppal division, Chotuppal Mandal Tahsildar, and Devulamma Nagaram village sarpanch.
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