Delhi Waqf Board is a state level statuary body under the Delhi Government under Wakf Act 1954. It exercises control over mosques, graveyards and religious waqfs . The primary function of Wakf Board is to insure its properties and revenue are appropriately managed and utilized.
17-475: In an RTI filed by Ajay Bose, it was revealed that Delhi Waqf Board had received over 100 crores in 7 years from Delhi Government as Grant in Aid. There are 7 members in the present Board:- Mr. Amanatullah Khan (Chairman) Mr. Himal Akhtar (member) Mr. Azimul Haque (member) Mr. Parvez hashmi (member) Mr. Ch. Shareef Ahmad (member) Ms. Naeem Fatima Kazmi (member) mms The current Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board
34-656: A Lok Jan Shakti Party candidate. In 2013 he got 3600 votes and ended on sixth position. Since 2015 Amanatullah Khan is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party . In 2015, he contested elections for the Legislative Assembly of Delhi and won, becoming a member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi . On 20 July 2016, a woman alleged that Khan's supporters threatened her after her complaint about electricity supply. She then filed
51-472: A Delhi court dismissed the assault case filed by the Delhi bureaucrat against Kejriwal and ten AAP MLAs and discharged them of all charges. The court noted that "no prima facie case" was made against them. In 2020 he defeated Braham Singh of BJP by a margin of 71,664 votes in the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections . Since 2020, he is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly . His term as MLA in
68-727: A case against Khan for allegedly threatening her at the Jamia Nagar Police station in South Delhi. On 23 July Khan held a press conference and said that the woman was "pressurised" by the police to give a false statement against him. When the incident was reported, Khan said he was out of the town in Meerut on 9 and 10 July, and his children were in Kashmir on a holiday. Next day on 24 July 2016 Delhi Police arrested Khan and sent him to custody. On 28 July 2016 Khan got bail from
85-453: A drive where structures were destroyed with bulldozers ( backhoe ). Khan led protests against the demolition drive and was arrested for the same. He was released on bail next day. Khan was arrested in 2016 for threatening a woman with rape and murder. Police declared him history-sheeter in March 2022. 18 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been levelled against him till March 2022. In May he
102-533: A single largest party by winning 62 out of 70 seats with a landslide victory. The Third Kejriwal ministry was sworn into office after election. In August 2022 a floor majority test was scheduled in the assembly. Delhi Chief Minister conducted a floor test in the Delhi Assembly to prove that the AAP government enjoyed the majority and BJP's Operation Lotus had failed to poach AAP MLAs. On 26 March 2022,
119-601: A statement that even though his words call for beheading, "we have faith in the Constitution and the law and we hope an FIR will be registered against him and he will be sent to jail". Later a police complaint was filed against Khan for allegedly threatening Narsinghand. Khan had publicly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party led Union government. In May 2022, the BJP led Municipal body in Delhi had organised
136-409: Is Amanatullah Khan . The members are nominated from different quotas, for e.g mutawalli (caretaker) Quota, MLA/MP Quota and Bar Council Quota. In total there are at least 6 members. After the appointment of members of a newly constituted Board notified under section 13, the state Government shall, as soon as may arrange to fix, by giving to the members not less than ten clear day’s notice, a date for
153-674: The Indian National Congress had fired guns at him in the presence of police, when members of the Congress and Aam Aami Party clashed with each other in the Jamia Nagar area ahead of local municipal elections. On 28 January 2018, two members of Congress filed assault case against Khan. On 20 February 2018, an assault case was filed by Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash against Khan and fellow legislator Prakash Jarwal for allegedly slapping and abusing him. In 2021,
170-623: The Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi is his second term. In April 2020, a video of man assaulting a 14 year old child at Dasna temple in UP had gone viral. Yati Narsinghand Saraswati, chief priest of Dasna Devi temple, released a video supporting the assaulter and also made disparaging comments against Prophet Muhammad. Khan filed a police complaint at Jamia Nagar police station against Saraswati for "hurting religious sentiments". He said, "There are uncouth words that are below
187-679: The Delhi Waqf Board since November 2020. Amanatullah Khan was born on 10 January 1974, in Agwanpur village, Meerut district , to Waliullah Khan. He attended the Jamia Millia Islamia but did not complete his degree. He is educated till twelfth grade , which he passed in 1992–93. He is married to Shafia Khan and has a son and a daughter. Khan had unsuccessfully contested in the 2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election and 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election as
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#1732783152555204-548: The court as he was not required for the investigation. The Aam Aadmi Party released a video footage and a transcript of a conversation involving the complainant woman saying that, "the SHO of Jamia Nagar police station asked her to add allegations of threats — on raping and killing her — in the FIR". AAP said that other AAP MLAs were also similarly targeted like Khan in false cases by Delhi Police. On 18 April 2017, Khan said that members of
221-532: The first meeting of the Board which shall be for the election of chairman. Amanatullah Khan Amanatullah Khan (born 10 January 1974) is an Indian politician and is member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly . He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents Okhla (Assembly constituency) of Delhi in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi . Khan is the elected chairman of
238-551: The standards of being repeated. It is needless to say that such statements for cheap publicity and personal gain hurts sentiments of Muslims at large. Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati with all his knowledge and intention has hurt religious sentiments of the Muslim community not only in India, but all the over the world." Khan had posted a reaction video where he was seen calling for Narsinghand's beheading and cutting off his tongue, followed by
255-543: Was arrested again in 2024 by the Enforcement Directorate for financial irregularities and alleged illegal recruitment of staff within the Delhi Waqf Board during his tenure as the chairman between 2018 and 2022. 7th Delhi Assembly Electoral Performance Legislative Assembly Media Controversies [REDACTED] The Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi
272-422: Was arrested for protesting against the anti-encroachment drive. He is also considered as a habitual criminal as he was involved in land-grabbing and hurt offences. He also failed to deter from criminal activities despite the prosecutions made against him. On 16 September 2022, he was arrested again in a corruption case. On 26 September he was sent to Judicial custody and released on bail on 28 September 2022. He
289-456: Was constituted on 16 February 2020 after the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier on 8 February 2020 and the results were announced on 11 February 2020. It is the legislative arm of the Government of Delhi . Elections for 70 assembly seats in Delhi were concluded on 8 February 2020 and results were announced on 11 February 2020. The Aam Aadmi Party emerged as
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