Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali has assured that the State Government would expedite the works on construction of Haj Commercial complex.
Replying to a question raised by Congress MLC Mohammed Ali Shabbir during Question Hour in Legislative Council on Saturday, the Deputy CM informed that the Wakf Board had purchased a piece of land adjacent to Haj House building at Nampally and the construction of a commercial complex was on.
Dissatisfied with the reply, Shabbir Ali alleged that the minister was not providing updated information on the project. Disclosing details he said that the land, along with building permission, was purchased at a cost of Rs 90 lakh and the then Chief Minister Dr YS Rajashekara Reddy laid the foundation stone on 22nd February 2009. He said that construction works were started in the year 2011. However, in 2013, the GHMC had slapped a building fee of Rs. 4.65 crore on the newly constructed seven-storied commercial complex.
Displaying the newspaper clippings, Shabbir Ali said that during his visit to the Haj House on September 15, 2014, to flag off a batch of Haj pilgrims, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had assured to waive off the building fee of Rs 4.65 crore in the next 24 hours. But even after six months, the status remains the same. He also claimed that as the then Minorities Welfare he had waived off the stamp duty by issuing a single GO. Similarly, he said that the State Government needs to issue one GO announcing the fee waiver. (INN)