UP Waqf Board Claims Ownership Of 115-Year-Old Varanasi College

A controversy has erupted in Varanasi as the Uttar Pradesh Waqf Board claims ownership of the 115-year-old Udai Pratap College. The board asserts the college land is Waqf property, tied to a mosque on campus. However, the college administration denies this, stating the land belongs to a charitable endowment and cannot be transferred, rejecting the Waqf Board’s claims.