BHOPAL : Union minister for minority affairs Najma Heptulla said the local residents of the minority communities would have to adopt the Gandhian way to save the Waqf Board property and make it free from the encroachers. And for this they would have to stage sit-in and launch agitations
Heptulla made these comments while addressing a press conference in the city on Sunday. She urged the people of minority communities to come forward and save the Waqf property.
The minority affairs minister said she would also join the agitation for the cause.
She claimed that in the nation around 6 lakh acres of land belonging to the Waqf Board has been encroached upon.
She also added that the Waqf Board chairman of Himachal Pradesh has also captured property of the board. “The people appointed as a protector, have captured the property”.
She added that in Delhi itself the government has encroached upon 103 properties of the board. She demanded whichever government is possessing the board’s property, should pay the rent.
She added that she would try to bring the bill in the cabinet regarding the board’s property. She suggested that the law procedures and legal matters take a long time to solve the problems, but the Gandhian ways, which forced the British to leave India, would be the best suited against the encroachers to make them leave the board’s property.
She added that the NDA government is supporting the minority communities in various aspects. The government have increased the budget for scholarships to the minority students up to Rs 90 crore.
Talking about the panchayat day, she added, “It would be truism to say that we have taken democracy from the Greek or British, while in traditional Indian ruling system the king used to seek suggestions from the head (Mukhiya or sarpanch) of the village while shaping the development plans for the state.”
She shared her experiences of the 73rd and 74th Panchayati Raj Amendment Bills, saying she cried when the bill was dropped by one vote. She said the bill was important for her because for the first time 33 per cent reservation was proposed for the women in the panchayat bodies. Later the bill was passed.
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Heptulla made these comments while addressing a press conference in the city on Sunday. She urged the people of minority communities to come forward and save the Waqf property.
The minority affairs minister said she would also join the agitation for the cause.
She claimed that in the nation around 6 lakh acres of land belonging to the Waqf Board has been encroached upon.
She also added that the Waqf Board chairman of Himachal Pradesh has also captured property of the board. “The people appointed as a protector, have captured the property”.
She added that in Delhi itself the government has encroached upon 103 properties of the board. She demanded whichever government is possessing the board’s property, should pay the rent.
She added that she would try to bring the bill in the cabinet regarding the board’s property. She suggested that the law procedures and legal matters take a long time to solve the problems, but the Gandhian ways, which forced the British to leave India, would be the best suited against the encroachers to make them leave the board’s property.
She added that the NDA government is supporting the minority communities in various aspects. The government have increased the budget for scholarships to the minority students up to Rs 90 crore.
Talking about the panchayat day, she added, “It would be truism to say that we have taken democracy from the Greek or British, while in traditional Indian ruling system the king used to seek suggestions from the head (Mukhiya or sarpanch) of the village while shaping the development plans for the state.”
She shared her experiences of the 73rd and 74th Panchayati Raj Amendment Bills, saying she cried when the bill was dropped by one vote. She said the bill was important for her because for the first time 33 per cent reservation was proposed for the women in the panchayat bodies. Later the bill was passed.
Resource: http://www.freepressjournal.in
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