Yogi Adityanath said that during the Maha Kumbh, the Waqf board was making "arbitrary statements" that the land belongs to them and questioned whether the board is a "Land Mafia board."
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which examined the Waqf Amendment Bill of 2024 and the opinion of various stakeholders, also concluded in its report that omission of Section 40 of the 1995 Waqf Act was necessary.
The mosque committee in Gorakhpur voluntarily demolished the illegally constructed Abu Huraila Mosque after receiving a 15-day notice from the Gorakhpur Development Authority.
After the complaint, an investigation was started on 18 December 2024. The mosque committee did not respond to the three notices during the investigation.
Speaking on the encroachment on Temple land in Gwalior, the Collector's office in social media post on Facebook said, "The swift action by the administration has not only reclaimed valuable government land but also protected innocent buyers from falling prey to fraudulent activities."
Supreme Court on Friday asked the Gujarat Government to file the reply on plea seeking contempt proceedings against the official concern in relation to alleged demolition of the Dargah and other places in Gir Somnath