Aurangabad, Jan 13 (PTI) The descendants of Nawab SirMir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, the seventh and last Nizam of theprincely state of Hyderabad, urged the government today tohand over 277 acres of land in the city, which they claimedbelonged to the royal family.
Nawab Najaf Ali Khan, grandson of Nizam VII, whiletalking to reporters here said that he has urged the districtcollector to include his and his family members' name in theproperties and give their physical possession or providecompensation.
"On January 25, 1950, Sir Osman Ali Khan had submittedthe list of all his immovable properties as per the agreementbetween the Central government and Nizams. We, his heirs, haveall legal, lawful rights to share the properties in the nameof our grandfather, Nizam VII," he said.
Currently, there are several government offices andother properties operating from these lands.
Replying to a question, he said that 277 acres landincludes 160 acres in Himayat Bagh area and 94 acres inAhmedbagh, while the rest of land lies in Navkhanda Palacearea.
"We informed the collector that we have ampledocuments to prove that we are direct legitimate legal heirs,"Khan said.
Other members of the royal family, including NawabHabib Ali Khan, Nawab Karam Ali Khan, Iqbal Pasha, ShahjahanFeroz were also present at the press conference. PTI CORNP.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.