Watch: Telangana Waqf Board Qhali Hogaya Kya!?: Azmatullah Hussaini

Hyderabad, April 18 (Maxim News): Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Telangana, State Waqf Board, Chairman Syed Azmatullah Hussaini, at an Eid Milap program held in Hyderabad has claimed that the Waqf Board now has only about 14000 to 15000 acres of land in position.

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Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has promised to protect and develop Waqf properties in Telangana.

The Chief Minister gave this assurance during a meeting with a delegation led by Advisor to Government (SC, ST, BC & Minorities) Mohammed Ali Shabbir at his residence in Jubilee Hills recently.

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The delegation included newly elected Chairman of Waqf Board Syed Azmatullah Hussaini, Hyderabad DCC President Sameer Waliullah, Waqf Board members Syed Akbar Nizamuddin Sabri, Malik Motasim Khan, Syed Abul Fateh Bandagi Pasha Quadri, Moulana Syed Nisar Hussain Haider Agha, Z.H. Javeed and others.

After the meeting, Shabbir Ali informed the media that the Chief Minister had directed the Waqf Board to conduct a detailed meeting to study, examine, and analyze the issues concerning Waqf properties.

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The meeting should list all the problems along with possible solutions. The Waqf Board was also asked to prepare a list of officials/departments like the Revenue and Finance Departments or the Advocate General who must be involved in resolving these issues.

“The Chief Minister has promised to conduct a detailed meeting on Waqf issues by calling officials from all relevant departments once the Waqf Board has completed its exercise. This way, identified problems can be resolved without any delays or hurdles,” he said.

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Shabbir Ali said the Chief Minister was serious about protecting and developing Waqf properties. The CM does not want any casual approach in dealing with these issues, which remained unresolved under previous governments.

The present Congress Govt would take all measures to empower minorities and would not tolerate any injustice towards them.

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As promised in the Congress manifesto, he assured that the Waqf Board would be granted the necessary powers, support, and funds to ensure it performs its duties without any obstacles.

“Despite political differences with the MIM, the Chief Minister approved their request for development funds. When they asked for Rs 125 crore funds, he granted Rs 200 crore for various works. The Chief Minister is looking for practical solutions to existing problems rather than having a casual approach,” Shabbir Ali said.

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Shabbir Ali said that he would soon convene a meeting with the top officials in the Secretariat as a follow-up to the directions the Chief Minister gave on the issue of Waqf properties.

Protection of Waqf lands has remained one of the major poll promises of Revanth Reddy.

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While releasing the ‘Minority Declaration’ during the run-up for Telangana Assembly polls on November 9 he had expressed concern over shrinking Waqf properties.

Revanth on the occasion pointed out that the Waqf lands which accounted for more than 70,000 acres at the time of Telangana’s formation shrunk to around 4,000 to 5,000 acres now.

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“A new law will be made for the protection of the Waqf lands. We shall set an example in this direction which will be adopted at the national level after Congress comes to power in 2024 at Center,” Revanth had assured amidst the presence of national leaders.

It may be recalled that several Minority leaders including the AIMIM floor leader in the Assembly have demanded several times to order CBCID inquiry on the loot of the Wakf land and to bring back the same to the Wakf Board, but the demand has not been solved.

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Recently during the election campaign BJP Candidate for the Hyderabad parliamentary Constituency Madhavi Latha has promised that if she wins the elections, she will bring back the grabbed Wakf Land and will use it for the welfare of the poor families of the minority Muslims. (Maxim News)

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