Waqf Board opposes construction on Ashoorkhana land
The Hindu
Construction activity is for a Basti Dawakhana: Muslim endowments panel
The Telangana State Waqf Board (TSWB) has objected to the alleged illegal construction on land endowed to an Ashoorkhana, a predominantly Shia place of worship, at Yousufguda. The Muslim endowments panel maintained that the construction activity was for a Basti Dawakhana.
According to documents, the instance of alleged construction was found at Ashoorkhana Imam Qasim and Nal Sahab spread over one acre and 34 guntas. The place of worship was notified as waqf, which is reflected in Gazette 26 - C published in 1982.
An internal document – an inspection report – of the TSWB shows that the Inspector – Auditor Mirza Lutf-e-Hussain wrote to the Chief Executive Officer Shahnawaz Qasim stating that excavation was being done to construct a boundary wall for the Basti Dawakhana at Yousufguda Basti by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), and debris was dumped in the basement.