He said both the mosques were part of properties handed over to the Delhi Waqf Board by the British. These are also included in 123 Waqf Board properties that the Centre has sought to acquire. The Waqf Board has already challenged it in the high court, Mohammad added. Indian Railways Issues Notice to Two Delhi Mosques, Says Routine Procedure, Waqf Board Terms It ‘Surprising’.
India News: NEW DELHI: Removal of structures built on encroached railway land is a routine procedure as these pose potential safety hazards, the national transpor.
The Indian Railways has issued notices to two mosques in Delhi to remove encroachments within 15 days, as structures on railway land pose potential safety hazards. The structures are on railway land along the main route between New Delhi and Ghaziabad. A Delhi Waqf Board official claimed both the mosques were board properties, and that in 1973, railways requested land where one of the mosques was built.
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