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.
Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Ajmer Dargah, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that the "secular foundations of the country are being shaken" and that a "Hindu-Muslim rift is being created."
"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?
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed deep concern and anguish over the recent spate of claims on mosques and dargahs in various courts across the country, stating such claims are a "blatant mockery of the law and the constitution."
Amid chaos over a Rajasthan court accepting Hindu Sena's petition claiming Ajmer Sharif Dargah to be Lord Shiva's temple, Azad Samaj Party's National President Chandrashekhar Azad on Thursday lashed out central government, saying that Sambhal, Gyanvapi, Ajmer, all these "dramas" are being
Amid the Ajmer Dargah row, BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Thursday called it a "sensitive matter" and said that the investigation will be conducted and facts will be presented.
Reacting to the suit claiming Shiva temple within Ajmer Sharif dargah, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Thursday said that the people sitting in power are trying to take this country backwards.