delhi Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has approved the appointment of Azimul Haque as the additional charge of CEO of delhi Waqf Board. He criticized the aam aadmi party (AAO) government for showing indifference in the appointment of CEO of delhi Waqf Board. lg said that due to this the Imams and Mutwallis did not get salary and the board became inactive. The Lieutenant governor of delhi said, "The post of CEO (Delhi Waqf Board) is vacant since 28.11.2024. Despite this, the government has sent a proposal to give additional charge of CEO (Delhi Waqf Board) with a delay of one month. Due to this indifference of the government, the daily work of the board like issuing salaries to Imams and other officials has come to a halt.''
Imam or Mutawalli are poor and they did not get salary - LG
He further said, ''Imam or Mutawalli are poor people and are suffering due to non-payment of salary in the absence of CEO (Delhi Waqf Board). Keeping in mind the difficulties faced by them, I am approving this proposal. However, before the appointment of CEO becomes effective, the proposal should be approved by the delhi Waqf Board. Apart from this, it is also advised that in future the proposal should be sent for my consideration strictly as per the provisions of the law.''
'The delhi government sent the proposal in an informal manner'
He also said, ''Apart from this, even now this proposal has been sent by the government in an informal manner without following any legal provisions. As per the delhi Waqf Act, 1995, enacted by Parliament, the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer is to be made in accordance with Section 23 of the said Act, which among other things, provides that a panel of two names shall be recommended by the Board to the State government for appointment as CEO.''
delhi Lieutenant governor VK Saxena further said, ''However, the NCCSA has not placed on record the panel of names duly recommended by the Board but has submitted the name of a single officer for my consideration for assigning the additional charge.''
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