HYDERABAD: Expressing dissatisfaction over the encroachments into waqf properties in the state, National Minorities Commission (NMC) vice-chairman Atif Rasheed on Sunday said that he would advise the Centre to order a CBI investigation into the irregularities.
Addressing a press conference, he said that more than 3,000 waqf properties have been encroached and this includes with the involvement of political leaders as well. “We will suggest the Union ministry of minority affairs to set up special task force and enquiry committee to free all encroached properties from land mafia and take action against irregularities in the Waqf Board also,” he said. He added that Telangana was the only state with more than 3,000 wakf properties.
He said that during his visit he learned that Telangana Waqf board had not made any income in last five years, and no action was taken against encroachers.
NCW vice chairman further said that GO mapping, GO tagging and digitalisation of Waqf properties has been taken by the Centre. According to him, the state Waqf Board can also identify waqf properties and give a proposal to the National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO) for development purposes and minority residential schools can be built on these properties.