NEW DELHI — The Land and Office of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued a notice to Jama Masjid in the national capital near Parliament building. The notice states that the masjid would be inspected on Monday (August 28), in accordance with a Delhi High Court order.
The notice was issued on the basis of the recommendation of a two-member committee on denotified Waqf properties. Accordingly, the ministry decided to assume control of 123 properties owned by the Delhi Waqf Board, including mosques, dargahs, and graveyards.
Amanatullah Khan, the board’s chairman and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Okhla, has received a letter from the ministry notifying him about the decision, media reports said on Wednesday.
Reportedly, a notice was pasted on the New Delhi Jama Masjid’s wall on Friday evening directing the “occupant of the property to maintain preparedness and submit documents/maps to substantiate their claims during the inspection on Monday.
Muhibullah Nadwi, Imam of the Jama Masjid, has claimed that there was no threat to the mosque adding that there are valid documents. Nadwi also invited the media to be present during the inspection of the mosque, reports said.
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