New Delhi, Sep 11 (DHNS): AAP Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan resigned as the chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board on Saturday, after being accused of molestation by his brother-in-law’s wife.

Also, two days ago, the Anti-Corruption Branch had raided the office of the Waqf Board in Daryaganj over the alleged recruitment scam.

This is another controversy that has hit AAP, two weeks after the sacking of cabinet minister Sandeep Kumar for getting caught in a sex scandal. So far, 12 AAP MLAs have found themselves on the wrong side of the law.

Without specifying the reason for his resignation, Khan wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying, “I want to be relieved of all the responsibilities given to me by the government. So, I resign from all the posts.” However, the chairmanship of the Delhi Waqf Board was the only prominent post he held.

An FIR was registered against Khan with the Jamia Nagar Police Station on Saturday.
The complainant, a 32-year-old woman, has alleged that Amanatullah Khan tried to pressurise her into having sexual relations with him. She said that she was also tortured for dowry by her in-laws. The woman added that her husband, brother-in-law of Khan, used to ask her to get intimate with the MLA.

Khan has denied the allegations saying he has not had any contact with his brother-in-law for the last four years. The MLA added that Delhi Police are always eager to file cases against the AAP MLAs.

This is the second case against the Okhla MLA. Earlier, Khan was arrested on July 24, 2016, for attempt to commit culpable homicide after a woman alleged that the MLA tried to run her over with a vehicle in which he was travelling with his supporters in Jamia Nagar. He was sent to police custody for a day.

Khan also courted controversy for the alleged irregularities in the recruitment process of the Delhi Waqf Board, which is being probed by the Lieutenant Governor-controlled Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB).

But Khan said on Saturday that he has worked “sincerely” for the people ever since he was sworn in as an MLA.

“Some people did not like my honest hard work, and many allegations have been levelled against my family,” his resignation letter read. “I am tired of giving justification to the public. I have run out of patience,” he added.

Recently, Khan alleged a land scam and misuse of funds by the former chairmen of the board during the previous Congress government rule.

Khan filed a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Branch against former Waqf Board chairmen Haroon Yusuf and Chaudhary Mateen Ahmed.

Khan charged that Ahmed gave 62 bigha Waqf land to a private developer without mentioning the time and duration of the lease, giving “free hand” to the developer to seek rent from the tenants. Khan also alleged that Haroon Yusuf, despite having left the office of chairman, continued to use an employee of the Board as his personal servant for eight years, from 2005 to 2013.