In yet another alarming instance of land encroachment claims, former Waqf Board chairman N.K.M. Shafi Sadi has declared that the land where the prestigious Canara School in Mangaluru stands belongs to the Waqf Board. As per ETV Bharat, speaking at a press conference organized by the Dakshina Kannada District Waqf Advisory Committee, Sadi alleged that the property, located in Dongerkery, was part of the Katchi Memon Mosque Waqf estate.
Sadi claimed that a lease agreement was made 100 years ago, granting the land under the condition that the school would teach Urdu to two children. According to him, the Waqf Board used to receive ₹100 annually as rent for the land. However, this payment allegedly stopped 12 years ago. Sadi warned that if the Waqf Board now asserts its ownership rights, the consequences could be significant.
Demand to withdraw Waqf amendment bill
At the same press conference, Islamic clerics, including Alhaj Thwakha Ahmed Musliyar and Zainul Ulama Mani Ustad, demanded the immediate withdrawal of the 2024 Waqf Amendment Bill introduced in Parliament. They alleged that the bill seeks to suppress Islamic religious freedoms and undermine the authority of the Waqf Board.
Zainul Ulama Mani Ustad accused the central government of attempting to weaken the Waqf Board through the bill and vowed to oppose any such move. Sadi echoed these concerns, claiming that the amendment is anti-minority and designed to target Muslims. He further stated that Islamic leaders from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Hassan, and Kodagu are strategizing legal action against the bill.
Pattern of systematic land grabbing
This claim on Canara School is not an isolated incident. In Karnataka alone, the Waqf Board has made several such contentious claims, including attempts to classify agricultural lands as Waqf properties. Similar actions across Bharat have sparked widespread controversy and concern. According to reports from Hindu Post, such claims often target public and private properties, raising fears of a systematic attempt to appropriate Hindu lands under the guise of historical leases and ambiguous documentation.
The Waqf Board’s aggressive claims over properties like Canara School highlight a disturbing pattern of land encroachment that cannot be ignored. These encroachments, if left unchecked, threaten to destabilize the property rights of individuals and institutions, particularly those belonging to the Hindu community. Despite the gravity of the situation, mainstream media outlets have largely remained silent, leaving the burden of exposing these activities on independent platforms. The Karnataka incident is a clear reminder that vigilance is essential to prevent further illegal appropriation of land under the pretext of Waqf ownership.
Author says “Despite the gravity of the situation, mainstream media outlets have largely remained silent, …”.
It is not surprising. Media and politics reflect the general people’s behavior, albeit with enhanced power.
In 1954 Waqf board was created for muslim ownership of all muslim property on Pakistan migration, and then successive amendments were made to progressively give it more and more draconian control, till in 2013 Congress government of Manmohan Singh gave it all administrative and judicial authority! And, guess what? Hindus have remained silent, passive and apathetic, even when lots of Hindu and Jain temples, schools and other areas, even entire villages were snatched by Mohammadans under Waqf mafia over the decades!
Thanks to author that he does not call this as “Hindu tolerance”. Otherwise, timid and coward unorganized Hindus would delude themselves that they are morally “high” and their rascally behavior is pious!
Now look at these cartoonish sadistic Waqf law provisions that Hindus swallowed like crap:
– A Waqf board under Waqf Act, 1995 Section 3 can claim any piece of land as Waqf property.
– No evidence and proof of ownership is required by Waqf under Act’s Section 3, but for an aggrieved party, an ownership proof is required under Act’s Section 85.
– As per this Act’s Section 85, an aggrieved party can only appeal to Waqf and can not go any court of law!
The Story Teller in https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1819979643824570694.html gives all gory details.
Eventually, the whole of India will be a WAQF Property one day! Our future generations must be prepared for this if it is not routed out!