NEW DELHI: Newly appointed Chairperson of the Waqf Development Committee of the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today took charge of her new assignment and convened the meeting of the full committee in Deen Dayal Upadhyay Antodaya Bhavan office at New Delhi. Secretary of Central Waqf Council B M Jamal was also present on the occasion.
A status report of all the Waqf properties of all the states was put up for discussion on the meeting. Dr Andrabi was apprised of the Waqf assets of all the states and the issues related to the assets. Speaking on the occasion Dr Darakhshan Andrabi said that it was heartening to know that waqf has been used in India for sixty years by the political class to use it for personal ends. He said that precious Waqf properties have been encroached and grabbled with the support of so-called Muslim friendly politicians who looted Waqf for personal benefits.
“Minister Mukhtsr Abbas Naqvi is keen to deal very hard with the encroachers of Waqf properties. I will fight for the restoration of the Waqf properties in the country and see that those who have looted and helped in the loot of these assets be dealt sternly as per law,” said Dr Darakhshan.
She requested the committee members to work for the transparency in the Waqf throughout the country. “We will devise a mechanism through which all the state Waqf boards are thoroughly audited and the supervision of the State Waqf Management and Implementation of Central initiatives is done regularly so that the Prime Minister’s mission of clean administration is implemented in Waqf,” said Chairperson of Waqf Development Committee.
Dr Darakhshan Andrabi said that the Union Minister for Minority Affairs has initiated action against the embezzlement of Waqf assets in the country and she will struggle hard to take this initiative to its logical end.