In the ongoing battle between the prominent Shia cleric Maulana kalbe Jawwad and the Shia waqf board, the board has alleged that the clerics has sold assets and land belonging to the waqfs and pocketed the money.
The chairman of the Shia waqf board Syed Wasim Rizvi alleged here on Wednesday that Maulana Jawwad as Mutwalli (caretaker) of three waqf properties in lucknow sold the land worth several crores of rupees to property dealers and real estate agents. He said three bigha land of one waqf property was sold by Maulana jawwad and no information was furnished to the board by the Mutwalli—Maulana Jawwad. He said on the land of another waqf property on Hardoi road Maulana jawwad constructed a five story shopping complex and sold the commercial property and earned several crores in the bargain. In this case also no information to the Shia waqf board was given by Maulana Jawwad who was Mutwalli of that property.
He said the Shia waqf board has launched the legal proceedings against Maulana Jawwad and case has been filed in the court. The case has been filed in the court of the Special judicial magistrate (customs) headed by Pallavi Agarwal.
Maulana Jawwad is the prominent Shia cleric of lucknow who is also the Imam-e-Juma. For over a year Maulana leveling serious charges of corruption is spearheading a campaign against Wasim Rizvi, chairman of the Shis central waqf board. Besides his dismissal maulana Jawwad is also demanding a CBI probe against Wasim Rizvi. In July 2014 Maulana Jawwad had led a big procession from old city to Hazratganj. The police had to fire on protestors near Saheed Smarak on MG road resulting in the death of one person. later the Maulana locked the gates of the two Imambaras in the city prevented the tourist from entering the monuments.