Deputy CLP leader in Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Saturday alleged that the TRS government headed by K Chandrasekhar Rao was planning to sell away prime Wakf properties in Hyderabad and its outskirts.
"There are reports that the State Government has directed the Secretary of Minorities Welfare Department to furnish information on Wakf properties located on prime locations in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. As many as 18 important properties located at Begumpet, Chapel Road, Nampally, Narayanguda, Khairtabad, Panjagutta, Shaikpet, Maheshwaram, Mamidipally, Manikonda and Serilingampally are said to have been identified by the department. Further, there are reports that the State government is planning to acquire these properties by paying a nominal amount to the Wakf Board and sell the same at exorbitant rates to private parties. This move is extremely shocking," he said.
Stating that no one has a right to sell away a Wakf property, not even the Wakf Board, he asked the government to drop its plans, if any, to acquire and sell away Wahf properties.
"Any such move would be a direct interference in the Wakf affairs and violation of Central Wakf Act," he said and sought a clear assurance from the Chief Minister that the State Government would not regularise encroachments on Wakf Properties under the garb of GO Ms 58 & 59 and will not acquire/sell any Wakf property/land.
