T Govt to reclaim Lanco Hills lands too
SANGAREDDY: Stating that thousands of acres of Wakf land, worth thousands of crores of rupees, have been encroached upon, State Irrigation and Marketing Minister T Harish Rao has said that the TRS is committed to reclaiming all such land and utilizing the same for welfare of Muslim community.
The minister said this at a meeting of officials of the Wakf Board and the revenue department here. Stating that the problem of Wakf land encroachment was not just confined to Hyderabad city but also extended to Medak and Ranga Reddy districts, Rao said that in Hyderabad, a large extent of Wakf land had been usurped by the Lanco Hills Project.
He said that the Kiran Kumar government had not only claimed that the disputed land was not Wakf land but had also filed a counter- petition against a petition filed by the Wakf Board in the Supreme Court. He said the TRS government proposed to withdraw the counter-petition.
The government would remove all illegal constructions on the Wakf land and also enact a law if necessary to protect the land. The government would give the reclaimed Wakf land on lease and utilize the lease amount for the welfare of Muslims.
Reiterating that the TRS government was committed to taking stern action in all cases of illegal encroachments , he cited the recent demolition of illegal buildings / constructions on Gurukul Trust land in Hyderabad as an example.
Dubbaka MLA S. Rama Linga Reddy urged the minister not to demolish the illegal building at Lanco Hills but to allot the same to the poor. Harish Rao promised to discuss the MLA's appeal with the CM.
News Posted: 28 June, 2014
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