Uttarakhand: Amidst the Waqf Bill, now there is politics over BKTC’s property, Congress MLA raised questions, got the answer

While there are discussions going on all over the country about the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 brought for the management of Waqf properties, on the other hand, Congress leaders are now raising questions on the intentions of the BJP. In this episode, Congress leader Qazi Nizamuddin has raised questions. He says that the way BJP is worrying about Waqf properties, is it also worried about the lands of all the prestigious institutions of Hindus being encroached or not?

In fact, Mangalore MLA Qazi Nizamuddin has issued a statement. He has raised questions about the property of Badri Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC). Along with that, he has surrounded the government. However, the CEO of the committee, Vijay Thapliyal, has answered these questions.

Reaction on BKTC property

Badri Kedar Temple Committee has 50 bighas of land worth billions in Dehradun. Apart from this, the properties of Badri Kedar Temple Committee are spread in Ramnagar, Charbagh, Aminabad of Lucknow to Nepal. When the BJP government is showing so much concern about the Waqf properties, then they hope that the government will also be concerned about these properties of Badri Kedar Temple Committee.

• Qazi Nizamuddin, Congress MLA, Mangalore –

Despite being a double engine government, BKTC land could not be brought under its control: Congress MLA Qazi Nizamuddin alleged that Badri-Kedar Temple Committee has occupied land worth lakhs of crores, but despite being a double engine government, Badri-Kedar Temple Committee has not been able to bring these lands under its control. Till now, BJP has not taken even a single step forward in the matter of Badri Kedar Temple Committee’s properties.

Raising the question, Congress MLA Qazi Nizamuddin from Mangalore further said that-

Why is the bulldozer not run on the illegal occupation of Badri Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) lands? If the matter is in the court, then why are these cases being pursued properly? It will be a very pleasant experience for the whole country and the world, if BJP succeeds in making the properties of Badri Kedar Temple Committee encroachment free.

• Qazi Nizamuddin, Congress MLA, Mangalore –

Know where and how much land BKTC owns: According to the information received from Badri-Kedar Temple Committee,

• 217 Nali and 3 Mushti land is registered in the name of Badri Kedar Temple Committee in Badrinath.
• In Mana village of Badrinath, the temple committee has 133 Nali land property and 8 Mushti land in its name.
• In Mauja Bamni Revenue Village of Chamoli, 239 Nali and 8 Mushti land is registered in the name of the temple committee.
• In Jyotirmath of Chamoli, 169 Nali land is registered in the name of the temple committee.
• In Pandukeshwar of Chamoli, 6 Nali and 4 Mushti land is registered in the name of the temple committee.
  43 Nali land is registered in the name of temple committee in Animath of Chamoli.
• 4 Nali and 12 fistful land is registered in Tangni of Chamoli.
• 1 Nali and 14 fistful land is registered in Neerakh of Chamoli, 1 Nali and 12 fistful land is registered in Peepalkoti.
• 2 Nali in Chamoli has Vishramgrih and 2 Nali and 3 fistful land is registered in the name of Kali temple.
• 4 Nali and 8 fistful land is registered in Gopeshwar of Chamoli.
• 30 Nali and 2 fistful land is registered in Mandal of Chamoli and 13 Nali and 5 fistful land is registered in Dannama.
• 11 Nali and 4 fistful land is registered in Nandprayag of Chamoli.
• 5 Nali land is registered in Karnaprayag of Chamoli.
• 5 Nali land is registered in Kulsari of Chamoli.

BKTC properties in Rudraprayag district-

• 2 Nali and 2 fistful land is registered in Rudraprayag.
• 20 Nali land is registered in Sera Bhardar of Rudraprayag.
• 41 Nali land is registered in Kedarnath Dham area in the name of Kedarnath.
• 38 Nali and 1 fistful land in Ukhimath area is registered in the name of temple committee.
• 18 Nali and 4 fistful land in Dagwadi of Ukhimath is registered in the name of temple committee.
• 15 Nali land is registered in Dagwadi, Jaibeer of Ukhimath.
• 22 Nali land is registered in Guptkashi. Apart from this, Uttarakhand Vidyapeeth has also been built.
• 17 Nali and 5 fistful land in Makkumath is registered in the name of temple committee.
• 11 Nali and 6 fistful land in Karokhi of Ukhimath is registered in the name of temple committee.
  In Tyudi-Mauza of Rudraprayag, 20 Naali and 14 Mushti land is registered in the name of temple committee.
• In Semi of Rudraprayag, 2 Naali and 9 Mushti land is registered in the name of temple committee.
• There is agricultural land in Gadgu of Rudraprayag.

These are also the properties of BKTC in Rudraprayag district-

• In Kalimath of Rudraprayag, 9 Naali and 11 Mushti land is registered in the name of temple committee.
• In Gaurikund, property was destroyed in the disaster of 2013.
• In Triyuginarayan, 7 Naali and 7 Mushti land is registered in the name of temple committee.
• In Tungnath, 10 Naali and 12 Mushti land is registered in the name of temple committee.
• In Tungnath temple, Makkumath, 10 Naali and 2 Mushti land is registered in the name of temple committee.
• In Agastyamuni, 9 Naali and 9 Mushti land is registered in the name of temple committee.
  The main temple, Dharamshala and Devasthal in Madmaheshwar are registered in the name of the temple committee.
• A temple and Dharamshala are built in Kalishila.
• There is 28 Nali of cultivable land in Sansari of Rudraprayag.

BKTCC also has many properties in Pauri-Tehri and Dehradun districts-

• 5 Nali land is registered in Srinagar Garhwal.
• 14 Nali land is registered in Kaliyasoud of Pauri.
• 3 Nali 15 Muthi land is registered in Civil Line of Pauri. Apart from this, 2 Nali 14 Muthi land is registered in Kotdwar Road Laxminarayan. There is a temple in Paithani.
• 2 Nali land is registered in Devprayag of Tehri.
• Yatri Vishramgrih and staff quarters are built on the land in Chandrabhaga of Rishikesh.
• 10 Nali and 2 Muthi land is registered in Bouradi of Tehri, 040 hectares in Ghansali and 6 Nali land is registered in Sainnu.
• 12 Muthi land is registered in Khudbudda Mohalla of Dehradun, 1 Bigha in Kargi Chowk, 50×50 square feet land in Canal Road. Apart from this, 3 acres of land is registered in the name of temple committee in Dobhalwala area.

BKTC also has properties in Kumaon division-

• 12 Nali and 12 Muthi land is registered in Dwarahat Malla of Almora.
• 186 Nali and 14 Muthi land is registered in the name of temple committee in Bansuri Sera of Almora.
• 70 Nali and 14 Muthi land is registered in the name of temple committee in Paner village revenue area of ​​Almora.
• 41 Nali and 5 Muthi land is registered in the name of temple committee in Bhandar village of Almora.
• 6 Nali and 13 Muthi land is registered in the name of temple committee in Sakuni village of Almora.
• A 3 storey building was built on 12×30 feet land in Haldwani of Nainital. Which has been taken over by the temple committee.
• 668 hectares of land is registered in the name of the temple in Ramnagar of Nainital.

Badri Kedar Temple Committee has properties in many places outside Uttarakhand too-

• 11,020 square feet of land is registered in the name of the temple committee in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
• 04 hectares of land in Gayaganj of Hasuwa Fatepur in Uttar Pradesh and 5 bighas of land in Mauja Keshavpur are registered in the name of the temple committee.
• 17 acres of land in Buldana area of ​​Maharashtra is registered in the name of Badri Narayan Sansthan.
• In this way, 5 naali and 3,69.312 square meters of land is registered in the name of Badri Kedar Temple Committee.

This is what Badri Kedar Temple Committee said: When ETV Bharat spoke to Badri Kedar Temple Committee CEO Vijay Thapliyal regarding the properties of Badri Kedar Temple Committee, he told many things. Along with this, he also answered the questions being raised on the properties of Badri Kedar Temple Committee.

There is no dispute of any kind on the properties of Badri Kedar Temple Committee. The temple committee is constantly vigilant about its lands. Wherever the land of the temple committee is present, its complete management is being done by the temple committee. However, at some places, land disputes are going on in the court, which will be settled soon.

• Vijay Thapliyal, CEO, Badri Kedar Temple Committee –

BKTC manages 51 other temples along with Badrinath-Kedarnath: Let us tell you that, out of the four Dhams present in Uttarakhand, the management of two important Dhams Badrinath and Kedarnath along with 51 other temples is also under Badri Kedar Temple Committee (Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee). At present, the post of President of Badri Kedar Temple Committee is vacant. Till now Ajendra Ajay was handling the responsibility as BKTC President, whose term has been completed.

At the same time, BJP State Vice President and senior leader Jyoti Prasad Gairola gave his reaction on the questions of Congress MLA Qazi Nizamuddin regarding the properties of Badri Kedar Temple Committee. In which he has answered by taking a dig at MLA Qazi Nizamuddin.

I think Qazi Nizamuddin has not read the Waqf Board Amendment Bill properly. The BJP’s Modi government has amended the Waqf Board’s property so that it can be used for the benefit of the Pasmandas and poor Muslims. Certainly, wherever such encroachments take place, the government is keeping an eye on it. The government will take action on it.

• Jyoti Prasad Gairola, BJP State Vice President –

The Waqf Amendment Act has been challenged in the Supreme Court: Let us tell you that the Waqf Amendment Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on 2 April. After that, this bill was also passed by the Rajya Sabha on 3 April. Then President Draupadi Murmu approved the bill. After which this bill became the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, but the matter went to the Supreme Court.

On which a bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Vishwanathan heard today i.e. on 16 April. Today the bench heard the petitions challenging the constitutional validity. The court will also hear this matter tomorrow i.e. on 17 April.