Hyderabad, April 11 -- The Andhra Pradesh government has stalled the notification issued by the State Waqf Board to lease out nearly 30,000 acres of Waqf land for commercial purposes, officials familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

A senior official of the state minority welfare department said following instructions from chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, the department on Wednesday issued orders cancelling the notification given by the Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board on April 3 on leasing out of Waqf lands across the state.

In the notification, the Waqf Board called for an expression of interest from private individuals and organisations for the development of Waqf lands ranging from one acre to 200 acres spread over different p...