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He alleged that both moves were announced just as Kerala entered its local body election season, and were therefore 'politically motivated'.
The proposal to withdraw the 411-day relay hunger strike follows the High Court’s directive to the state government to temporarily accept land tax from residents.
The Munambam land dispute concerns 404.76 acres in Ernakulam, originally owned by the Farook College Managing Committee after a 1950 deed executed by Mohammed Sidhique Sait.
The Kerala Waqf Samrakshana Vedhi in its plea said that the High Cout acted beyond the scope and ambit of its powers.
Meanwhile, Benny told Onmanorama that contesting the election is his 'personal decision.'
Farook College Management maintained that the document was a simple gift deed and not a waqf deed, said the court.
Parents fear sending their daughters here. Even if a man has a good job and land, they worry he will lose everything because of the Waqf issue, the vicar said.
The council announced that residents will hold a large protest at Vanchi Square, Ernakulam, on September 27, demanding immediate action.
The Union government defends the law as necessary for transparency and preventing misuse of Waqf properties.
The judicial commission was appointed by the state government last November to identify the ownership of the disputed land in Munambam.
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