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The AM Residency Built on Waqf Property: A Builder’s Example of Dishonesty? Or Muslim Leaders’ Compromise with the Mission Waqf Property ?

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Mumbai: In our previous report, we explained how corrupt officials and builders are colluding to sell homes meant for poor footpath dwellers to the rich. After the Mumbai Press report, the government authorities took action, and a team of BMC officers arrived at the AM Residency in Mazgaon. Afterward, a man named Sheru started misleading the higher authorities. According to the information received, the honest builder of AM Residency, Salim Motorwala, in his statement, informed BMC officials that he had given homes in his complex to all 20 slum dwellers and had shown the allotment letters for all 20 homes to the BMC officials. However, he did not mention that only the allotment letters were given, and the actual homes were not provided. Later, Motorwala’s company transferred the ownership of those homes to the names of his relatives, making them the owners.

However, BMC’s final report is still pending, which will decide whether Motorwala’s group gets a clean chit or the poor slum dwellers receive homes.

Now, let us explain why all the Muslim leaders have remained silent spectators in the AM Residency case.

According to government documents, the 3,596 square meter land of AM Residency in Mazgaon was under the Maharashtra Waqf Board. This land was leased by the Maharashtra Collector to the Dawood Bhai Musa Bhai Jariwala Charity Trust for 99 years, so that the trust could serve the poor Muslims. The actual ownership of this land remained with the Maharashtra government, which gave it to the trust for 99 years, starting from 1882 and ending in 1978. After 1978, the trust and the Waqf Board were supposed to return the land to the Maharashtra government. However, it is rare in India that government land is returned honestly to the government. The same happened with this land. The trust and the Waqf Board kept their claim on the land, and in 2009, about 30 years later, the Waqf Board illegally gave this land to Salim Motorwala and his associate Suhail Khadir for redevelopment. In doing so, they seized thousands of crores of government property. This land had been allocated for building schools, colleges, or hospitals for Muslims, but the trust and Waqf Board kept the land unused for 99 years and then sold it to builders at throwaway prices, after taking bribes.

When Mumbai Press informed the Collector of Mumbai about this, he was shocked because he was unaware that the Waqf had sold the land to builders instead of returning it to the government, and the builders were constructing homes on it and selling them to Muslims for crores of rupees. Mumbai Press then informed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who ordered an inquiry into the matter. When Mumbai Press tried to ask Salim Motorwala why, despite being a devout Muslim, he took control of Waqf property that was meant for the welfare of Muslims, he avoided commenting on the matter and did not provide any response.

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Shiv Sena wave in North Maharashtra, Dr. Shrikant Shinde takes charge of election campaign

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Mumbai Nandurbar: Shiv Sena is on a wave in North Maharashtra. A large number of “Ladli Bheenas” and youth are participating in the rallies of Shiv Sena youth leader Dr. Shrikant Shinde. Dr. Shinde launched his election campaign in North Maharashtra today. Addressing the gathering, he said that the Mahayoti government has taken strong steps to empower women and youth, which is why Maharashtra’s Ladli Behna Yojana is becoming self-reliant. Attacking the opposition, he said that many opposition leaders were opposing the “Ladli Behna Yojana” but under the leadership of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, this scheme was implemented and it will not be stopped under any circumstances. The opposition is only spreading confusion, Ladli Behna will respond with their votes. Dr. Shrikant Shinde explained that in the last three years, Shiv Sena has reached every corner of Maharashtra under the leadership of Eknath Shinde. Shinde Sahib is empowering his workers by holding eight meetings every day. He has an Urban Development Department, which has resulted in record-breaking funding for the backward villages of Maharashtra, paving the way for strong rural development.

Dr. Shrikant Shinde criticized UBT and said that some people are experts in criticizing, but they have never done any concrete work for the people. That is why today Mahayoti candidates are seen everywhere. The people are well aware of the state of the opposition.

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Kalyan College Namaz Controversy: SIO Demands Action Against Perpetrators

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Mumbai: SIO has demanded strict action against the hooliganism of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad on offering prayers in Mumbai’s Kalyan College. Here, State Secretary SIO Aziz Ahmed said that
The incident that took place at Ideal College of Pharmacy and Research in Kalyan is highly condemnable and unacceptable, where hooligans belonging to Bajrang Dal entered the college campus, threatened and harassed Muslim students for offering prayers and even tried to make them sit in front of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. This incident is a direct attack on religious freedom and the sanctity of the educational campus.

SIO strongly condemns this incident and expresses complete solidarity with the affected students. We demand that strict action be taken against the accused at the earliest, the college administration ensure the safety of the students and take concrete steps to prevent such incidents in the future.

We appeal to the entire student community to maintain religious harmony and remain united against such sectarian attitudes and demonstrate strong solidarity.

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Five-year-old kidnapped girl rescued from Vakola, five arrested, girl held hostage by uncle in Panol

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Mumbai: Police has claimed to have arrested five accused, including uncle Momani, on charges of kidnapping a five-year-old girl. The gang had planned to kidnap and sell the girl. A case of kidnapping of a minor girl was registered on November 22 under the limits of Vakola police station. Several teams were formed in Zones 8 and 7. During the investigation, it was revealed that a suspicious rickshaw had gone to Panvel and returned. A man, a woman, a rickshaw driver and the girl were in the rickshaw between 2 and 3 am. The kidnappers were identified as the girl’s uncle Lawrence Niconelis Fernandes, 42, and his wife Momani, who is a Mangal degree, both of them had gone to Panvel by rickshaw and were going to sell the kidnapped girl. The kidnapped girl was recovered from the possession of their acquaintance Sans. The Sans gave details about the wanted accused during the investigation, after which Windra Dinesh Chavan, 60, and Anjali Ajit Korgaokar, 57, were arrested from New Panvel, Raigad. The kidnapped girl was sold for Rs 1,80,000 and Vrinda Chavan was taken into custody from her house and the girl was safely brought to Vakola. This operation was carried out by DCP Manish Kalwaniya on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti and the girl was recovered safely. In this case, the police have arrested rickshaw driver Latif Abdul Majeed Sheikh, 52, a resident of Santa Cruz, Lawrence Nicholas Fernandes, 42, a laborer from Raigarh, Mangal Dagra Jadhav, 38, from Raigarh, Kiran Maruti Sons, 38, from Panvel, Vrinda Vanish Chavan, 60, from Raigarh and the investigation is underway.

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