04-01-2006, 07:46 AM
Muslim leaders unhappy with Government's proposal
Staff Correspondent
Oppose move to raise garden at Idgah Maidan in Hubli
# The land was given to Anjuman-e-Islam on lease for 999 years
# The previous government had favoured retaining the constructed buildings on the maidan
# Government urged to settle issue amicably
HUBLI: Some Muslim leaders of Hubli are unhappy with the proposal submitted by the State Government to the Supreme Court regarding settling the Hubli Idgah Maidan issue.
In a statement here, Corporation council members Rafiq Nawaz Kittur and Kashimsab Shiraguppi, Shiraz Ahmed Kudchiwale, Secretary, District Congress Committee, Nasir Asundi, Shaukat Mulla, M.H. Hallur and others have objected to the Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition Government's proposal.
They said the Muslim community has a great religious attachment with the Idgah Maidan. According to them, the land of the maidan was given to Anjuman-e-Islam on lease for a period of 999 years. In 1962, the organisation got permission from the State Government for construction at the site and the building plan was approved by the municipal corporation in 1971.
But the construction work had to be stopped as some citizens approached the court.
In the statement they mentioned about the recommendations of the previous government which had opined that the lease agreement of Anjuman-e-Islam should be continued. The previous government had also favoured retaining the constructed buildings on the maidan and sharing of the earnings from the building between the Anjuman and the municipal corporation at a ratio of 70:30, they said.
Although the present Government has proposed to allow Muslims to pray twice in a year at the maidan, their plan to raise a garden at the venue is aimed at depriving the Muslim community of conducting mass prayers, it said.
By proposing to raise a garden and deciding against extending the lease, the BJP-JD(S) combine has proved that it is anti-Muslim, they alleged. They urged the State Government take steps to settle the issue amicably so that communal harmony in Hubli is not affected.
Staff Correspondent
Oppose move to raise garden at Idgah Maidan in Hubli
# The land was given to Anjuman-e-Islam on lease for 999 years
# The previous government had favoured retaining the constructed buildings on the maidan
# Government urged to settle issue amicably
HUBLI: Some Muslim leaders of Hubli are unhappy with the proposal submitted by the State Government to the Supreme Court regarding settling the Hubli Idgah Maidan issue.
In a statement here, Corporation council members Rafiq Nawaz Kittur and Kashimsab Shiraguppi, Shiraz Ahmed Kudchiwale, Secretary, District Congress Committee, Nasir Asundi, Shaukat Mulla, M.H. Hallur and others have objected to the Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition Government's proposal.
They said the Muslim community has a great religious attachment with the Idgah Maidan. According to them, the land of the maidan was given to Anjuman-e-Islam on lease for a period of 999 years. In 1962, the organisation got permission from the State Government for construction at the site and the building plan was approved by the municipal corporation in 1971.
But the construction work had to be stopped as some citizens approached the court.
In the statement they mentioned about the recommendations of the previous government which had opined that the lease agreement of Anjuman-e-Islam should be continued. The previous government had also favoured retaining the constructed buildings on the maidan and sharing of the earnings from the building between the Anjuman and the municipal corporation at a ratio of 70:30, they said.
Although the present Government has proposed to allow Muslims to pray twice in a year at the maidan, their plan to raise a garden at the venue is aimed at depriving the Muslim community of conducting mass prayers, it said.
By proposing to raise a garden and deciding against extending the lease, the BJP-JD(S) combine has proved that it is anti-Muslim, they alleged. They urged the State Government take steps to settle the issue amicably so that communal harmony in Hubli is not affected.