Srinagar, May 07: At a time when the word ‘Bulldozer’ is being termed as a tool of politics by some sections of people in parts of India, the newly appointed Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board Chairperson and BJP leader Dr. Darakhshan Andrabi announced bulldozing of Waqf Encroachers in J&K.
Stating that serving on the Waqf board means serving Allah and hence transparency, dedication & honesty need to govern our day to day working, Darakshan while addressing one day Waqf Convention said we have to rebuild our shattered system and diversify the use of assets and properties to enhance the revenues so that new initiatives are undertaken without any delay.
She warned all those who have encroached Waqf’s land and erected illegal structures on it. She said that soon we will be initiating a demolition drive throughout J&K to restore the proprietorship of the Waqf land and assets after removing the illegal occupation of encroachers.
“The encroachers of Waqf land and assets will face Bulldozers soon. This is a warning to all encroachers served through media that they should come to us and surrender their right of illegal occupation or otherwise they will have to face the wrath of Bulldozers soon,” said Dr Darakhshan.
“Soon we will shift to an online system of donations and different online transaction facilities at all shrines will be made available for the people. We will build a Cancer Hospital in J&K soon,” said Dr Andrabi.
Pertinently, aside from small stalls, shops, huts, and even vending carts, a tobacconist, a juice seller, a scrap dealer, and the gate of a mosque were demolished by bulldozers. Most of the victims were Muslims, although some were also Hindus.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath earned the nickname of ‘Bulldozer Baba’ in Uttar Pradesh for his extensive use of the machinery to free up over 67,000 acres of government land from the clutches of the land mafia in the state.
Nine bulldozers rolled into Jahangirpuri on Wednesday morning, tearing down several structures close to a mosque as part of an anti-encroachment drive by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled civic body.
