Hry Waqf board urges Gurgaon admn to get its lands free of encroachment

The Haryana Waqf Board today urged the administration here in a letter to remove encroachments from its lands near mosques so that people can offer prayers.

The board's request comes a day after Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that Namaz should be only offered in mosques, Eidgahs, and private areas.

The Waqf Board has earmarked 22 lands in Gurgaon belonging to mosques which have allegedly been encroached.

Jalaluddin, a Haryana Waqf Board officer, told PTI, "Waqf Board has written a letter to Gurgaon district administration with the lists of encroached land near mosques and asked the officers concerned to remove encroachment so that the Muslim people can use it for offering namaz (prayer)."
"We have asked administration to ensure all necessary arrangement so that people can use these 22 mosques lands for prayers with full protection," he