Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hand over a ceremonial 'Chadar' to Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju and BJP Minority Morcha President Jamal Siddiqui on Thursday at 6 PM. This 'Chadar' will be offered at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on the occasion of the Urs of Khwaja Moinudd
Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray along with party leaders presented a 'chadar' to be offered at the Ajmer Sharif dargah in Rajasthan as part of the 813th yearly Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
Mohammad Nazimuddin, President of Jamaat-E-Islami Hind Rajasthan, on Monday expressed concern after a lower court in Rajasthan accepted a petition claiming the 800-year-old Ajmer Sharif Dargah to be a temple.
BJP leader Ravinder Raina on Sunday condemned PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's 'controversial' statement comparing the situation of minorities in India to that of Bangladesh, calling it "unfortunate" and "treason."
Reacting to the suit claiming Shiva temple within Ajmer Sharif Dargah, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said that the Places of Worship [Special Provisions] Act, 1991 needs to be followed.
"...Today, I am afraid that the situation which was during 1947, we are being taken towards that direction. When the youth talk of jobs, they don't get it. We don't have good hospitals, education...They are not improving the condition of roads but are trying to demolish the mosque in search
Amid the ongoing dispute surrounding the Ajmer Dargah and a lawsuit claiming a Shiva temple exists within Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Rajasthan Minister Jawahar Singh Bedham stated that the petition is now in court, and the state government will follow whatever decision the court makes.
BJP leader and Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Speaker, Vasudev Devnani urged not to "politicise" the issue of a suit claiming Shiva temple within Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
"It is not right to create such controversies. The majority of the population here is Hindu. Even outside the dargah, there are most of the shops by Hindus. They keep their keys outside the dargah and open their shops. This tradition is still prevalent today," the Darghah's spiritual leader
Ajmer Sharif Dargah's Gaddi Nashin, Syed Afsan Chishty, condemned the ongoing controversy surrounding the Dargah on Thursday, underlining that the communal harmony of the country should not be affected in any manner.
Earlier on Wednesday, a local court in Ajmer directed that notice be issued to three parties in a civil suit that claims that there is a Shiva temple in the dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.
"People from all over the country offer prayers at the Ajmer Dargah... Even all the Prime Ministers, including PM Modi, offer 'chadar' at the Ajmer Dargah. They are offering 'chadar,' yet members of their party are going to court and creating confusion. What kind of message is being spread?