Waqf Board claims… 70 heritage sites, Govt. land in Srirangapatna as its own
Srirangapatna: Even as the Karnataka Government was compelled to retract eviction notices against farmers embroiled in disputes over Waqf property — where vast stretches of land cultivated by farmers for generations were declared Waqf Board properties — fresh cases of Government properties being labelled as Waqf assets have surfaced from the historic town of Srirangapatna.
In a startling development, over 70 properties in Srirangapatna taluk, including Government properties, historical monuments such as the famed Tipu Armoury and structures under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the State Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, have been recorded as Waqf Board properties in the official RTC (Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops) land records.
Surprisingly, the building of the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Sri Chamarajendra Memorial Government Museum, Srirangapatna, has also been declared as Waqf property.
In addition to Government properties, several agricultural lands belonging to farmers in Srirangapatna town and taluk have also been listed in RTC Column No. 11 as properties of Karnataka State Waqf Board. This revelation has sparked public concern and caused alarm among the farmers.
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