Minister for Minority Welfare, Mohd Azam Khan rubbished all the allegations of illegal occupation of waqf and enemy properties levelled by Rampur based entrepreneur, Faisal Rana Khan and MlA from Saur constituency, Nawab Kazim Ali. He also denied any kind of involvement in action taken against the entrepreneur's factories.
"If any action was being taken against the entrepreneur, it would have been taken by District Administration, Forest department or other concerning department as he had illegally occupied waqf properties and had over ruled all the laws for running his business," said Minister in a press statement issued here on Sunday.
Continuing his attacks on duo without naming them, Minister said in the case of valuable waqf properties, the state government will fulfil the promise to vacant them from encraochers no matter be it done by any MlA, Nawab, entrepreneur or influential person. legal action will be taken against all who have illegally occupied waqf properties.
"The era of oppression is over now, the so called Nawabs and Raja should keep themselves away from illegal activities or else it will minutes to put such persons behind the bars," warned Minister. Meanwhile, Spokesperson, UP Congress Committee, Dwijendra Tripathi demanded to set-up an inquiry against Azam Khan for abetting entrepreneur to commit suicide. He said Minister always dress down people through his language. In the case of harassing and abetting the entrepreneur, the state government should set up an inquiry and strict action should be taken.
It may be noted that on Saturday, MlA from Saur constituency, Nawab Kazim Ali Khan in a press conference alleged that administration has to work under fear of Minister as four district magistrates have been transferred from Rampur during the in past one year. One can imagine how the people of Rampur would be after Azam became Minister. He also alleged that the enemy property measuring 460 bigahs was illegally occupied by Minister and the university building was constructed and half of the land on which Azam’s residence had been constructed belonged to the Waqf board and now Minister quietly plans to take the land on lease in his wife's name. There were several property related issues which Minister wants to occupy illegally.
In the same event, entrepreneur, Faisal Khan Rana alleged that when his picture along with Chief Minister was published in newspapers after IIA entrepreneur summit recently, Minister got angry on the same and as a result after a couple of weeks, the licence of two plywood factories on Nainital road were cancelled. "If my documents were not proper then how the licence was approved for the same two years back by the government," he questioned.