The Karnataka Waqf Board has laid declare to at the very least 53 historic monuments throughout the state, together with the enduring Gol Gumbaz, Ibrahim Rauza, and Bara Kaman in Vijayapura, in addition to forts in Bidar and Kalaburagi, Deccan Herald reported.
Waqf Board has additionally staked claims on extra ASI-protected monuments, together with six within the Hampi circle.
In line with the report, 43 monuments in Vijayapura, the previous capital of the Adil Shahi dynasty, had been formally declared Waqf properties by the Board in 2005. Nevertheless, many of those monuments have since been encroached upon and altered, the report added.
A Proper to Info (RTI) response obtained by Deccan Herald revealed that the Waqf Board designated these websites as Waqf properties primarily based on the identical Report of Rights (ROR) paperwork held by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
Nevertheless, the ASI claims that this was accomplished with out its session or approval.
The report additional add that the Waqf Board has additionally staked claims on extra ASI-protected monuments, together with six within the Hampi circle, 4 within the Bengaluru circle, and the Masjid-i-Ala in Srirangapatna.
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Waqf withdrawal discover
Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday ordered income division officers to instantly withdraw notices issued to farmers regarding Waqf land claims, an announcement from the chief minister’s workplace stated.
A choice to this impact was taken throughout a high-level assembly, with senior officers from the income division, the minority welfare division, and the Karnataka board of Waqfs.
“Chief minister Siddaramaiah has issued a strict directive for the immediate retraction of all notices sent to farmers about Waqf land, emphasising that no disruption should be caused to them,” the CMO assertion stated.
The order got here days after protests, that started in Vijayapura and shortly unfold to Dharwad and Kalaburagi, over notices that requested farmers to submit land data to show possession or possession can be transferred to the Waqf Board.
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