Board checks encroachments

A team of officials from the Telangana State Wakf Board visited the Dargah Sadullah at Neknampur to inspect encroachments on the property of the Boardowned shrine.

According to Mohammed Saleemuddin, the chairman of the Board, 60 acres of the land belonging to the Wakf Board were allotted to employees of the AP Secretariat in 2012.

“The Congress government, instead of protecting the land, allowed the construction of 850 houses which were allotted to employees of the Secretariat. We will initiate legal action against the encroachers,” Mr Saleemuddin said.

Pattas have also been issued for another parcel of land that is part of the dargah’s property. The construction of a colony is being planned there.

“We will take up the issue with the Revenue Department and other departments involved in the project. For the time being, we have asked them to stop the construction work,” the chairman said.

The team also visited Dargah Roohullah at Alkapur, where some persons are trying to encroach upon the graveyard.

“If houses or commercial establishments are constructed on the graves, they will be demolished immediately,” the chairman warned.

Mr Saleemuddin said that the government was serious about protecting Wakf properties and that it was willing to take legal steps towards that end.