From Taj Mahal to Delhi's Jama Masjid, are these Waqf properties?
For some time now, there has been a lot of discussion in india about the Waqf Bill. Which was going on from the streets to the Parliament. Now after the signature of the President, a new Waqf law has been made in India. Many questions were also being raised about the Waqf Board for a long time.
Many people believed that the Waqf Board has been given many unlimited rights. Which declares any property as its property. Many times it has been alleged here that many old Hindu temples have been declared Waqf properties. Are taj mahal and Delhi's Jama Masjid the property of the time, let us tell you the answer.
Are taj mahal and Jama Masjid Waqf properties?
The Waqf Board has many properties in India. There is also a dispute going on regarding many of these properties. Meanwhile, this question is also coming in the minds of many people. Are places like Taj Mahal and Jama Masjid also the properties of Waqf Board? So let us tell you that this is not so. Taj Mahal is a national heritage. Which has been protected by the National Archaeological survey of India. It is under the government of India. However, let us tell you that the Waqf Board had claimed that Taj Mahal is a mosque.
And it should be declared the property of Waqf. But the supreme court had rejected this petition. Apart from this, if we talk about Jama Masjid, then it is called the property of Waqf. It is managed by the Waqf Board. It was built by Shah Jahan as a religious place. It is maintained by the Waqf Board and Shahi Imam.
Waqf Board has so much property
If we talk about the property of Waqf Board, then this figure is in lakhs. According to government figures, Waqf Board currently has 9.4 lakh acres of land. In India, in this regard, the Ministry of Defense has 17.5 lakh acres of land and indian Railways has 12 lakh acres of land. Wakf Board comes third after these two. There are a total of 32 Wakf Boards in the country. Which are in different states. If we talk about the total properties in these, then there are 8,72,328.
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