An artist’s impression of the 17-storey tower that is to come up on the premises in Byculla
“Before Amjadi Begum’s death on March 28, 1947, she was seriously ill at Karol Bagh in Delhi.
We are not shifting the grave,” said Khikafat committee chairman Sarfraz Arzoo. Our agreement with GHC Hospitals (which will run the hospital) is only to operate the hospital and share the revenue,” said trustee Rauf Pathan. Former trustee of Juma Masjid Shoaib Khateeb said the trust must explain its agreement with a private entity. The waqf board has nothing to do with us,” said Pathan.
It is unlikely that she travelled to Mumbai in that fragile condition. In any case, we have sought fatwas from the Deobandi and Barelvi Ulema on whether a grave can be shifted. “The entire building will be owned by the Khilafat committee trust. He claimed that Khilafat House is registered with the state waqf board and the trust should have exited the board. “This is the collector’s land and the trust is registered with Charity Commission. We have paid the fees to the collector and secured NOC from Charity Commission.