Bengaluru, Mar 6: Pledging to intensify the fight to reclaim the encroached wakf properties across Karnataka, the Social Democratic Party of India has launched a Wakf Bachao Andolan (Save Wakf Movement) in the state.
Presiding over the inaugural function of the movement at Darusslam Auditorium here on Tuesday SDPI state president Ilyas Mohammed Thumbey said that his party would create awareness among Muslim community to protect wakf property and to keep all wakf documents in order.
He also pointed out that many prominent politicians in the state have been facing allegations of encroaching and selling wakf properties in the state.
Delivering the introductory remarks, SDPI state general secretary Abdul Hannan laid emphasis on the necessity to protect the wakf properties, make use of them and pass them to the next generation.
Karnataka state unit president of Imam’s Council of India, Maulana Ateequrrahman inaugurated the programme and said that if a property is handed over to wakf it will remain the property of community forever and no one can misuse or sell it.
Popular Front of India Karnataka state president Mohammd Shakif, SDPI state secretary Akram Hasan and SDPI national wise president Prof Naznin Begum also spoke.
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