AAP councilors protest against cancellation of mayoral polls
The party may move the court after taking legal opinion on the matter, said AAP leader Durgesh Pathak.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday alleged that Lt Governor Anil Baijal does not want to appoint the chairperson of Delhi Waqf Board, which is leading to “corruption and misuse” of its property.
On Tuesday, the Delhi Assembly-appointed committee has found that a part of the land belonging to Hazrat Naseeruddin Aulia Dargah in the national Capital was sold illegally in connivance with some Delhi Waqf Board officials in 2016.
As per the report, a part of the land of Dargah, located in Chirag Delhi area of the city, was sold by the officials of the Waqf Board. The Committee in its report recommended to the Chief Secretary to initiate criminal and privilege proceedings against a section officer for sale of the property and also for giving “misleading” and “manipulated” deposition during investigation of the case. It also asked the Chief Secretary to submit an action taken report to the House within a month.
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Based on Delhi Assembly committee report on corruption in Waqf Board, Delhi Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot alleged that the LG, for no apparent reason, is delaying the appointment of the chairman of the Waqf Board.
“I don’t understand why the LG is not appointing the chairperson. I request the LG to accept our request,” Gahlot said.
Gahlot citing the orders of the Supreme Court, said that no court has put a stay on the appointment of the chairperson.
The minister said that “Imams” were not getting salaries for the past six months as there was no chairman.
Raising the issue of illegal sale of Dargah land in the Assembly, AAP MLA Sourabh Bhardwaj said that the Board has been “headless” for over one-and-a-half years which is a very serious issue.
“As there has been no appointment of the chairperson, Waqf properties are being encroached. The matter has been pending with the LG office for one-and-a-half years, but LG has not appointed the chairperson yet,” Bhardwaj said.
The House later passed a resolution seeking a magisterial probe into 36 cases where the Delhi Waqf Board has lost in the past.
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