Rajya Sabha MP Lahar Singh Siroya, alleging “misuse, manipulation, and misappropriation” of waqf lands in Karnataka, has said that he will hand over 40,000 pages of documents to Union Law Minister Kiran Rijiju and Joint Parliamentary Committee chairman Jagadambika Pal for further investigation. The documents, obtained through RTI and sealed by the Karnataka Lokayukta, reportedly expose large-scale irregularities in waqf …
CHIKKABALLAPURA: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah claimed he would protect the interest of farmers and people, but the same government was transferring land belonging to farmers in the name of Waqf, said Opposition leader and senior BJP leader R Ashoka. At a protest organised by MP Dr K Sudhakar in Chikkaballapura, where he garlanded the statue of Sir Visvesvaraya in Muddenahalli, Ashoka …
Published : Nov 13, 2024 09:23 IST - 13 MINS READ Syed Naseer Hussain is a second-term Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka belonging to the Congress party. Excerpts: Various State Waqf Boards together control 8.7 lakh properties spanning 9.4 lakh acres across the country. The government states that it wants to bring about greater transparency by digitalising information regarding properties …
Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed officials of the state Minority Welfare department to take measures to protect properties owned by the Waqf board. READ: Scam stalks Andhra Pradesh Wakf board | FROM THE ARCHIVES In addition, the state Minority Welfare department has been directed to appoint Home Guards to ensure protection of properties owned by the …
