Wakf land scam: Panel began its probe

The House Committee has begun its probe, which was constituted to inquire into Wakf lands in Telangana State. The first meeting was held in the Committee’s Hall on the State Legislative Assembly premises on Wednesday.

The meeting chaired by Bajireddy Govardhan was attended by MLAs DK Aruna (Congress), Akbaruddin Owaisi (MIM), Shakil (TRS) and S Rajender Reddy (TDP) , MLCs Mohammed Ali Shabbir (Congress), Mohammed Saleem (TRS) and Syed Altaf Hyder Razvi (MIM).

Participating in the discussion, the members were unanimous in their request that all HODs of concerned departments like Wakf Board, Minorities Welfare and Revenue should be directed to attend the meeting and sought complete set of reports, statistics and other relevant information by district-wise next meeting.

All the members, on behalf of their parties, have announced total support to the House Committee in its probe. The next meeting is likely to be held only after the conclusion of next budget session of Telangana Legislative Assembly and Council.