Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 19: Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has expressed his concern over Waqf Board’s decision to remove the caretakers (Muttawalis) and impose a ban on donation collection in J&K shrines. He termed the Waqf Board’s decision as “an initiative taken in haste.”
In a statement Bukhari said, “I am surprised over the Waqf Board’s decision to impose a ban on the traditional system of donation collections at the shrines and put an end to the institution of Sajjada Nashin in these places.”
“Apparently, the board has taken such a big decision without having consultations and deliberations with the stakeholders,” he added.
Bukhari said that the institution of Sajjada Nashini and the traditional donation collection system at the shrines is an old practice, which should not be revoked overnight.
Meanwhile, National Conference also denounced the Government’s decision of banning tradition of donations at Muslim shrines across Kashmir, calling it undue interference in the religious and traditional practices of people.
In a statement, party spokesman Imran Nabi Dar said that the justification provided by the Government/ Waqf Board for banning donations sans logic. There is nothing like forced donations happening at the shrines as the order claims. He said the move to ban this age old practice is not only prejudice towards the religious belief of the people but puts a big question on the intensions of the Government.
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