Mangaluru, October 18: Wakf and Hajj Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan challenged state Minority Commission former chairman Anwar Manippady to get the Wakf property encroached by BJP leader Ravi Shankar Mijaru cleared if he had concerns over the encroachment of Wakf property.

Speaking after visiting the Moulana Azad Bhavan at Pandeshwar in the city on Thursday, the Minister said that 685 Wakf properties were safe in the district. A few properties were encroached. Of them, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Mijaru encroached 63 cents land and constructed a building on it. Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner court has directed him to handover the building to the Wakf department. Questioning the AC court order, Ravi Shankar Mijaru moved the Karnataka High Court. Anwar Manippady was from his district. His own party member encroached the property. If he has real concerns over protecting Wakf property, let Anwar Manippady get the property back from his party leader, the Minister said.

Manippady was in power for three years and his tenure was ended on February 26, 2012. He could have submitted a report on encroachment of Wakf property. Instead of that he had submitted the report after one month of his tenure was closed. Even after that, Sadananda Gowda was the chief minister for next one year. But Manippady did not speak a word. Now he was speaking about it. After he became the minister, he had invited Manippady twice for discussion. But he did not respond to his request, he said suspecting the role of Manippady in encroaching the Wakf property.

Progress review

After reviewing the progress of the department in the district, the minister ordered to release Rs 70 lakh from Shaadi Bhagya.

Felicitation

On the occasion, Yenepoya university vice chancellor Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi, Dakshina Kannada District Wakf Committee president Kanachur Monu, Vice presidents Nekkare Bava and Shahul Hameed,Advisory committee former president S.M. Rasheed Haji, U.T. Iftikar Ali, ZP member M.S. Mohammad, Nooruddin Dalmatia, D.M. Aslam and others felicitated the minister.

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New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Wednesday amid protests by Opposition members over the Adani controversy, recent violence in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh and other issues.

As soon as the House met for the day, many Opposition members, including from Congress, were on their feet as they sought to raise various issues.

Some members from the Congress and Samajwadi Party were in the Well while other Opposition members stood in the aisle and shouted slogans.

Speaker Om Birla asked the Opposition members to allow the Question Hour and said they can take up their issues later.

Amid the din, one question was taken up.

However, the protests continued and the proceedings, which went on for about six minutes, were adjourned till noon.

The Opposition members wanted to discuss the Adani controversy and the recent violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal.

The Adani Group said on Wednesday that Gautam Adani, and his nephew Sagar have not been charged with any violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the indictment that authorities filed in the New York court in an alleged bribery case.