Representation submitted to municipal authorities alleges construction is taking place on land containing a Muslim graveyard and Dargah despite an ongoing civil suit; legal action and immediate suspension of work demanded.
DHARUR – A social activist has urged the Dharur Municipal Council in Beed district of Maharashtra to immediately stop ongoing road and drainage construction work on land claimed to contain a Muslim graveyard and a Dargah, alleging that the work is being carried out despite a pending court case concerning the property.
Aaseem Zargar, a social activist from Dharur, submitted a representation to the Chief Officer of the Dharur Municipal Council seeking an immediate halt to the work and legal action against the officials, employees and contractors allegedly involved in the project.
According to the representation, road and drainage work is currently being carried out through a contractor in Survey Nos. 622 and 623/A at Noorbagh in Mouje Dharur as part of municipal development activities. However, the representation claims that the land contains a Muslim graveyard and a Dargah, both of which hold religious significance for members of the Muslim community.
Zargar alleged that the ongoing construction activity is affecting the sanctity of the site and hurting the religious sentiments of local Muslims.
“The land in question contains a graveyard and a Dargah that are respected religious places for the Muslim community. Any construction work at such a site causes deep concern among local residents,” the representation stated.
The representation further claimed that Survey Nos. 622, 623/A and 623/B are the subject of Regular Civil Suit No. 124/2019, which is currently pending before the Civil Court, Senior Division, Majalgaon.
According to the document submitted to the municipal authorities, certified copies and details relating to the pending litigation had already been provided to the Dharur Municipal Council. Despite this, the representation alleged, the road and drainage work has continued on the disputed land.
Zargar also claimed that Survey No. 622 is an Inam property and that its status is recorded in the Waqf Gazette. He argued that these facts should have been taken into consideration before any development work was undertaken at the site.
In the representation, he called upon the municipal administration to stop all ongoing construction activities until the legal issues concerning the property are resolved and the court matter reaches its conclusion.
“The work should be stopped immediately and appropriate legal action should be initiated against the concerned officers, employees and contractors responsible for carrying out construction on the disputed land,” the representation said.
The activist further warned that members of the Muslim community in Dharur may launch a peaceful democratic protest outside the Dharur Municipal Council office if the work is not suspended.
The representation stated that responsibility for any situation arising from public protests would rest with the Chief Officer of the Municipal Council and the Government of Maharashtra if the concerns raised by the community are not addressed.
At the time of submitting the representation, Zargar reiterated his demand for an immediate suspension of the road and drainage work in Survey Nos. 622 and 623/A and requested that the matter be examined in accordance with the law.
No official response from the Dharur Municipal Council was immediately available. The allegations and claims made in the representation have not been independently verified, and the position of the municipal authorities regarding the ongoing work was not known at the time of publication.
