The state government, on Sunday, returned another 35 acres of prime land belonging to the Baba Hazrat Sharfuddin Dargah in Pahadi Shareef, to the Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board.
The land was encroached upon by the revenue department, and allotted for developing a Special Economic Zone, in 2007.
RR District Joint Collector Sudarshan Reddy handed over documents of the Wakf property located at Koheda village in Hayathnagar mandal, to Wakf Board chairman Syed Afzal Biyabani Khusro Pasha, in the presence of Minorities Welfare Minister Syed Mohammad Ahmedullah, MW Secretary Dana Kishore and MIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, at the state Secretariat.
Talking to reporters later, the minister said he would take all steps needed for the protection of Wakf properties in Andhra Pradesh.
He also said that steps would be taken to remove encroachments from Wakf properties.
Thanking the government for returning the Wakf land, Akbaruddin Owaisi meanwhile demanded that the government act fast for the restoration of Wakf lands in other places in the city. (INN)
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