Stress gripped Kadakol village in Karnataka’s Haveri district after a gaggle of residents pelted stones on homes belonging to the minority group, fearing their land will probably be claimed by the Waqf board, officers mentioned, including that 5 folks, together with an area Muslim chief, had been injured within the violence.
In response to a senior district official, the incident on Wednesday late night time was triggered by rumours that space round a Hanuman temple within the village might quickly be reclassified as Waqf land, with heated arguments amongst residents from each communities turning violent.
Haveri deputy commissioner Vijaymahanthesh Danammavar mentioned the district administration had lately issued an inner round for the annual mutation — means of updating Waqf property information — with directions to confirm documentation.
“There are three Waqf-notified properties within the village. We had given a course that the place there’s a Waqf property, it needed to be mutated. Contemplating the problem persisting within the state, the zilla panchayat CEO had requested us to confirm the paperwork. Residents bought apprehensive about their properties being seized and resorted to stone pelting,” he mentioned.
“Stones had been pelted on the homes of sitting and former members of the Anjuman committee in addition to the Anjuman chairman,” the senior official mentioned.
The deputy commissioner and Haveri superintendent of police (SP) Anshu Kumar intervened and deployed extra police forces to regulate the state of affairs. Police detained 32 folks for questioning however launched them later. Since no grievance has been filed, police mentioned, they initiated suo motu (on their very own) motion.
Quickly after the incident, Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday alleged that the Haveri zilla panchayat CEO has issued an order to switch two temples to the Waqf board.
“The Zilla Panchayat CEO of Haveri has handed an order to take over Hanuman Temple and Durgavva Temple. Yesterday Waqf Board members have gone there to take over the place and naturally folks have resisted and the police on arrival on the scene have lodged an FIR in opposition to the native Hindus who’ve resided there for over 60-70 years. They need to take over Hanuman Temple. They’re attempting to drive the locals homeless. It’s most unlucky that the CEO of Zilla Panchayat has ordered this,” the senior Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) chief mentioned in a publish on X, including he strongly condemns the “motion of the federal government and significantly the Panchayat”.
BJP lawmaker Tejasvi Surya has additionally lately alleged that 1,500 acres of land in Honavada space in Vijayapura district was designated as Waqf property and notices had been issued to farmers. Karnataka regulation minister HK Patil, nevertheless, assured residents that the notices could be withdrawn. State’s industries minister MB Patil clarified that the confusion stemmed from a 1974 authorities notification.
State’s housing, Waqf, and minority welfare minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan claimed the misunderstanding was a “conspiracy” hatched by the BJP to create pointless alarm amongst farmers.
“I can in no way take away the land of normal residents, how can I take away the land of farmers? The chief minister has mentioned and I can even because the Waqf minister say that in case any such discover is issued to the farmers, we are going to take it again,” Khan advised reporters.
Claiming that comparable notices had been widespread through the earlier BJP-led governments, he added: “The issuing of those notices will not be new. Throughout 2008 to 2013 and 2019 to 2023, there was a BJP-led authorities within the state. Not tons of however 1000’s of notices had been issued.”
Khan identified that of the 112,000 acres of land as soon as managed by the Waqf board, solely 23,860 acres stay with it, including that efforts are made to make sure these lands are preserved. He promised to current paperwork to make clear the Waqf board’s stance and counter the rumours spreading about potential land seizures by holding a press convention in Bengaluru.
