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It became a big issue in Tamil Nadu recently where a Hindu farmer went to sell some land for his daughter’s wedding and was told by the local registrar’s office that the land was not his to sell and he would need permission from the Waqf Board. The land was with his family for years along with the lands belonging to several villages in the area amounting to some 400 acres, all of which had belonged to the Hindus for generations.
The farmer was at a loss. According to the Waqf Board law, he would now have to go before a Muslim tribunal where someone well versed in Islam would judge if the land belonged to him or to the Allah. The Waqf board law says all lands that belonged to it were in Allah’s name.
he head of the Waqf board, a kindly gentleman, was interviewed on TV and he confirmed that the Hindu villages, including a 1500-year-old Chola temple, did indeed belong to the Waqf Board and were given to them by their forefathers.
VIEW: LOL a 1500 yr old temple was given to WAQF by their fore-fathers!!!! Excellent Secularism
It is not only Hindus who are upset with the way the Waqf Board is being administered. In some cases, as in UP, burial land was sold by the Waqf board for a mall to local politicians and obviously the Muslims were upset. It did not benefit the community at all, only the board members, all well placed Muslims, got the proceeds of the sale.
Recently, it was reported that a Muslim gentlemen Hafiz Qureshi had lodged a complaint against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan over misuse of Waqf board property. Qureshi had alleged with the authorities that the MLA had his own people in the board and instead of five members voting on decisions he had only two members vote for decisions made to sell or lease Asf properties.
VIEW: So its not just Hindus, but also Muslims who have negative views on WAQF administration!!!! WOW WOW
It became a big issue in Tamil Nadu recently where a Hindu farmer went to sell some land for his daughter’s wedding and was told by the local registrar’s office that the land was not his to sell and he would need permission from the Waqf Board. The land was with his family for years along with the lands belonging to several villages in the area amounting to some 400 acres, all of which had belonged to the Hindus for generations.
The farmer was at a loss. According to the Waqf Board law, he would now have to go before a Muslim tribunal where someone well versed in Islam would judge if the land belonged to him or to the Allah. The Waqf board law says all lands that belonged to it were in Allah’s name.
he head of the Waqf board, a kindly gentleman, was interviewed on TV and he confirmed that the Hindu villages, including a 1500-year-old Chola temple, did indeed belong to the Waqf Board and were given to them by their forefathers.
VIEW: LOL a 1500 yr old temple was given to WAQF by their fore-fathers!!!! Excellent Secularism
It is not only Hindus who are upset with the way the Waqf Board is being administered. In some cases, as in UP, burial land was sold by the Waqf board for a mall to local politicians and obviously the Muslims were upset. It did not benefit the community at all, only the board members, all well placed Muslims, got the proceeds of the sale.
Recently, it was reported that a Muslim gentlemen Hafiz Qureshi had lodged a complaint against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan over misuse of Waqf board property. Qureshi had alleged with the authorities that the MLA had his own people in the board and instead of five members voting on decisions he had only two members vote for decisions made to sell or lease Asf properties.
VIEW: So its not just Hindus, but also Muslims who have negative views on WAQF administration!!!! WOW WOW
