Udupi, Oct 30: Alleging Haj and Waqf and Minorities Welfare Qamarul Islam of involving in irregularities relating to wakf properties in Gulbarga, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader has demanded the chief minister Siddaramaiah to sack the former immediately.
Mr. Aboobakkar said 1.2 lakh acres of land was under the Wakf Board in the State, but only 19,846 acres was found registered as per the Wakf Act, 1995. This raised a question on what had happened to the remaining land. While some of the land was illegally sold by vested interests, others had been encroached upon, he said.
As per a report submitted by the Joint Legislature Committee, there were about 30,000 waqf institutions in the State, which owned 19,846 acres of land. There were 189 cases of encroachments on this land.
“The State government should immediately take measures to protect waqf properties in the State. Chief Minister should sack Qamarul Islam for involving in irregularities,” Mr. Aboobakkar said.
The BJP will send a detailed memorandum on the issue to both the Union and State governments. If no action was forthcoming, then the party would start an agitation on this issue, he said.
Salim Ambagilu, secretary of State BJP Minorities Morcha, who was present at the press meet, said that though the State government had launched the Shaadi Bhagya' scheme with much fanfare a year ago, its implementation was hampered due to lack of funds.
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