Many names will pop-up in Waqf Boards' irregularities: Mohsin Raza

Mohsin Raza, Minister for Minority Welfare in Uttar Pradesh, claimed that there were financial irregularities and large-scale corruption in the Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards. It was a long-awaited demand to launch an inquiry in the alleged irregularity and now many names will pop-up who were involved in this.

Lucknow: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered two FIRs against former Shia Waqf Board Chairman Wasim Rizvi in connection with alleged illegal sale-purchase and transfer of Waqf properties in Uttar Pradesh.

Speaking on this, Mohsin Raza, Minister for Minority Welfare in Uttar Pradesh, said that many names will pop-up in coming days as there were financial irregularities and large-scale corruption in the Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards. It was a long-awaited demand to launch an inquiry in the alleged irregularity and now finally a case has been filed by the CBI.

He said, "Adhering to zero tolerance towards corruption, our government had ordered a CBI probe in October last year into the matter. The CBI has filed a case against the former chairman of Shia Waqf Board but a number of people are involved in this corruption."

Raza said that Yogi Adiyanath's government had received a lot of complaints regarding irregularities in the sale and purchase of properties in the Waqf Board.

He said that the Uttar Pradesh government will make sure that the "culprits" will end up in jail.

"The SP and BSP government in the past did not listen to the demands of senior religious leaders and social workers, which has led to this huge loss of government funds," he added.

(With agency inputs)