Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Chief Priest welcomes proposed Waqf Board Act amendments
Waqf Board Act, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Ayodhya, Acharya Satyendra Das Ji Maharaj welcomed the proposed amendments by the government.
He said, «This is a good step; the female has no share in the Waqf board's property as no female member is a part of the Waqf board, now females will have their share in the properties of Waqf board.
He said, „How is a property owned by the Waqf board? On what basis did the Waqf board own this property, and what is the monetary value of the Waqf board's property? The Waqf board properties will be reviewed. The land under the Waqf board in different regions will be checked.“
He further said, «The review will be done by the administration, then after the review, every aspect of the property will be checked including monetary value, the basis of ownership, source of the land and process of acquisition».
He said, «How does the Waqf board acquire government land, who gave them the lands, These things should be checked».
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«If any property has a certain monetary value then it should be paid by the Waqf board, currently Waqf board has acquired the government properties without paying anything. The property will be reviewed by the district magistrate,» he added.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav opposed the move alleging that the BJP only wanted to snatch the rights of Muslims.
«BJP has no work except Hindu-Muslim or how to snatch the rights of
