[ecis2016.org] A BJP MLA has demanded that the central government acquire Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s house in Mumbai, under the amended Enemy Property Act and convert it into a cultural centre
Mangal Prabhat Lodha, the BJP MLA from Malabar Hill constituency in Mumbai, within whose limits Jinnah House falls, called it a ‘symbol of conspiracy behind the partition’. In a statement on January 15, 2018, Lodha said, “It should be converted into a cultural centre. The union government should start the process to establish the ‘South Asia Centre for Arts and Culture’ there.”
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Lodha met Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, the president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma, with his demands.
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Lodha has made the demand earlier and had, in March 2017, called for the demolition of the structure to build a cultural centre in its place. The move comes after the central government amended the 49-year-old Enemy Property Act. The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017 ensured that the heirs of those who migrated to Pakistan and China during the partition and afterwards, would have no claim over the properties left behind in India.
Almost 9,400 properties, estimated to have a market value of Rs 1 lakh crore, are being identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs, currently. These properties were left behind by people who took citizenship of Pakistan and China.
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