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Supreme Court Issues Notice To BMC Commissioner On Contempt Plea Alleging Illegal Demolition Of Mumbai Gurudwara, Directs Status Quo

Live Law

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a contempt petition filed against Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, alleging illegal demolition of a Gurudwara in violation of the Court's stay order on demolitions in the 'bulldozer matter'. She also informed that solid waste management department has written to the assistant municipal commissioner, calling the subject structure a dargah. Two other similar …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Gyanvapi, Sambhal & more: The mandir-masjid suits that will be impacted by SC order on Places of Worship Act

Firstpost

The Supreme Court has asked all courts to stop ordering surveys of contested religious places until further directions. Last year, upholding the maintainability of the suit filed by the five Hindu devotees, Varanasi’s Court of the District and Sessions Judge directed a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India. Notably, in May 2022, while hearing an appeal against the Varanasi …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

How India’s Hindu Right Is Taking Over Muslim Sufi Shrines

The Hindu

Published : Dec 08, 2024 17:32 IST - 6 MINS READ The original Muslim experience in the Indian subcontinent was shaped by the liberal eclectic Sufi orders and the social transformation brought about by a message of love, equality, and universal access to God. The most significant Sufi shrine in India, indeed the subcontinent, is the Ajmer Sharif dargah of …

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The strange feeling of hatred towards the Other

Hindustan Times

To be honest, I’m struggling for the right word. Perhaps there was a full-fledged Prithviraj Chauhan era royal court under the ridge at Vasant Vihar where I live but I’d scream if the Hindu Sena wants to dig up my house to explore for it. What allegedly happened eight centuries ago — and it’s a belief, not a fact — …

Hindu Muslims Strange

2 weeks, 6 days ago

HistoriCity| Ajmer dargah: Where a Mughal Princess gave up her Comforts

Hindustan Times

If there’s one religious shrine in India that embodies the pluralistic culture of this land it is the mausoleum of Sufi saint Khwaja Moiunddin Chishti in Ajmer. Quoting Nizamudding Auliya, the great Sufi saint of 13th century Delhi, S A A Rizvi writes in the History of Sufism in India, “The Sultanu’l-Masha’ikh believed that when Khwaja Muinu’d-Din reached Ajmer, India …

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Why ex-CJI DY Chandrachud is at the centre of Ajmer-Sambhal storm

India Today

In September 2024, Vishnu Gupta, leader of the right-wing Hindu Sena, filed a petition in a Rajasthan court, seeking to declare the revered Ajmer Sharif Dargah, a sanctuary of Sufi mysticism and interfaith harmony, a Shiva temple. The petition argued that the dargah, dedicated to Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, was built over an ancient Hindu temple and demanded an …

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Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta receives death threats over Ajmer dargah petition

Op India

On 30th November, Hindu Sena Chief Vishnu Gupta filed a complaint at Barakhamba Road police station in Delhi, saying that he received death threats. Threatening Gupta, the caller said, “I will kill you, or you withdraw your Ajmer Dargah Sharif case.” Gupta requested the police to file an FIR and take appropriate legal action in the matter. The Sankat Mochan …

India Case Hindu Death Threats Dargah Gupta Received

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Nagore dargah festival begins with holy flag hoisting

The Hindu

The 468th annual Nagore Dargah Kanduri Festival commenced with the traditional flag hoisting ceremony, led by Kalifa Masthan Sahib Qadri, the Nagore Dargah’s Kalifa. The event was led by Chief Trustee Seyyad Muhammad Haji Hussein Sahib and included special prayers for the well-being of the community. The Kanduri festival will officially commence with the flag hoisting on December 2, with …

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Ajmer Sharif Dargah row: Hindu Sena's Vishnu Gupta receives death threat, files police complaint

India TV News

Ajmer Sharif Dargah row: Hindu Sena's national president and petitioner Vishnu Gupta, received a death threat days after he moved to a court, that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah was built over a Shiva temple in Gajasthan's Ajmer. Temple claim in petition triggers fierce debate Earlier, the plea which claims that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah was built over a Shiva temple …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

BJP has polarised Ajmer Dargah row: Former Rajasthan CM Gehlot

New Indian Express

JAIPUR: A petition claiming that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah was built over a Hindu temple has ignited fierce political row, with the opposition saying that it is just a tactic of the government to divert people’s attention from issues that matter. Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has accused the BJP of polarising the Ajmer Dargah row. …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Who is Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta, who claims there was a temple at the Ajmer Dargah?

Firstpost

A local court in Ajmer on Wednesday admitted a petition seeking a physical survey of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the shrine of the revered Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The petition was filed by Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta, who claimed that the renowned dargah was originally a Lord Shiva temple Vishnu Gupta and his group have also been the …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Petitions for publicity, even PM Modi revers the Sufi saint, says Ajmer Sharif dargah caretakers amid Hindu temple claim

Live Mint

The caretakers of Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajashthan have condemned the ongoing controversy surrounding the shrine saying that the petitions are filed for ‘publicity’ and ‘personal interest.’ Even Prime Ministers, including Prime Minister Modi, have revered the shrine of Moinuddin Chishti, the 13th-century Sufi saint. The comments come after a Rajasthan court accepted a petition submitted by the Hindu Sena, …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ajmer Dargah's spiritual head calls for religious unity in area amid petition in Rajasthan court

New Indian Express

The spiritual leader said that this place is such that people of every religion come here, including the Prime Minister. The Dargah chief, who is a descendant of Khwaja Garib Nawaz' Dargah, said that they are ready to take advice from lawyers on the petition in a Rajasthan court. Khan also said that petitions can be filed by anyone for …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Owaisi slams BJP, RSS over Ajmer Dargah controversy

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: Reacting to the Ajmer Sharif Dargah controversy in Rajasthan, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday questioned why the BJP and RSS were spreading hatred over mosques and dargahs when Prime Minister Narendra Modi sends a ‘chadar’ to the 800-year-old dargah every year. His remarks come after a Rajasthan court issued notices to the Ministry of Minority Affairs and the …

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Ajmer Dargah row: All about the petition claiming there's a Shiva temple in the Sufi shrine

Hindustan Times

A Hindu outfit's claim of the existence of a Shiva temple inside the revered Dargah of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer has sparked a political controversy, with the Opposition saying that it is just a tactic of the government to divert people's attention from issues that matter. Vishnu Gupta, President of the National Hindu Army who had filed a …

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Ajmer Dargah case: Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav says “small small” Judges want to burn the nation

Op India

A day after a lower court in Rajasthan agreed to hear a plea claiming that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah is actually a Shiva temple, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav has launched an attack on the judiciary. On Thursday, Ram Gopal Yadav said that ‘small small’ judges want to see the country burnt. #WATCH | Delhi | On a suit …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Will they burn the whole nation?': Congress MP slams BJP over Rajasthan's Ajmer Dargah row

Hindustan Times

Congress MP Imran Masood on Thursday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party over a legal suit claiming a Shiva temple exists within the Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan saying that such actions could “set the whole country on fire. The controversy began after Vishnu Gupta, president of the National Hindu Army, filed a case claiming the presence of a Lord Shiva …

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Court issues notice over claim of temple inside Ajmer dargah

Hindustan Times

A Rajasthan court on Wednesday issued notice in a lawsuit filed by Hindu groups that alleged a Hindu temple existed under the Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti shrine at Ajmer and sought worshipping rights at the spot. Civil judge Manmohan Chandel heard the case filed by Vishnu Gupta, the national president of the Hindu Sena, in September under the title “Bhagwan Shri …

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Breaking News: Controversy Erupts Over Claim of Temple Inside Ajmer Dargah in Rajasthan

ABP News

A lower court in Rajasthan has accepted a petition filed by the Hindu Sena, which claims that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, a prominent Muslim shrine, contains a Shiv Temple. This development has sparked significant controversy, with the Muslim community strongly opposing the court's decision. In response to the growing tensions, Syed Nasruddin Chishti, the president of the All India Sufi …

Dargah Inside Ajmer Muslim Shrine

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Court Petition Claims Ajmer Sharif Dargah as Former Hindu Temple

Deccan Chronicle

The Hindu Sena's legal team submitted to the court excerpts from Har Bilas Sarda's 1911 book Ajmer: Historical and Descriptive, which reportedly references remnants of a pre-existing Shiva temple at the site. The petitioners claim religious rituals were performed at the temple until its alleged demolition and have requested an ASI survey to investigate the dargah’s structure. The petition seeks …

Hindu Dargah Structure

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Petition claims Shiva temple beneath Ajmer Sharif Dargah, court issues notices to govt, ASI

India TV News

Ajmer Sharif Dargah: A local court in Ajmer district of Rajasthan has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs and Archaeological Survey of India on a civil suit filed by a Hindu organisation which claims that there is a Shiva temple in the dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer. Notices issued to govt, ASI The suit, …

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Was Ajmer Dargah a Shiva temple? What books, Hindu lawyer's evidence suggest

India Today

A court in Ajmer on Wednesday issued notices to the Union Minority Affairs Ministry, the Archaeological Survey of India, and the Ajmer Dargah Committee seeking their response to a petition that sought a physical survey of the renowned Dargah Sharif. In his petition, Gupta also demanded that the Ajmer Dargah be declared the 'Sankat Mochan Mahadev Temple' and called for …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

'Where are we taking country for political dividends?': Sibal on 'Shiva temple in dargah' row in Ajmer

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: A day after a court in Ajmer issued notices in a civil suit claiming that there is a Shiva temple in the dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday termed the development as "worrisome" and wondered where the country was being taken for political dividends. A local court in Ajmer on Wednesday …

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Petition claims presence of Hindu temple in Ajmer dargah, court issues notices

Hindustan Times

An Ajmer court on Wednesday ordered the issuance of notices to three parties in a petition that claimed there is a Shiva temple inside Saint Moinuddin Chishti's dargah. He said notices have been issued to the Ajmer Dargah Committee, the Ministry of Minority Affairs and the Archaeological Survey of India's office in the national capital, reported PTI. The plaintiff Vishnu …

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Supreme Court Issues Notice To BMC Commissioner On Contempt Plea Alleging Illegal Demolition Of Mumbai Gurudwara, Directs Status Quo

Gyanvapi, Sambhal & more: The mandir-masjid suits that will be impacted by SC order on Places of Worship Act

How India’s Hindu Right Is Taking Over Muslim Sufi Shrines

The strange feeling of hatred towards the Other

HistoriCity| Ajmer dargah: Where a Mughal Princess gave up her Comforts

Why ex-CJI DY Chandrachud is at the centre of Ajmer-Sambhal storm

Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta receives death threats over Ajmer dargah petition

Nagore dargah festival begins with holy flag hoisting

Ajmer Sharif Dargah row: Hindu Sena's Vishnu Gupta receives death threat, files police complaint

BJP has polarised Ajmer Dargah row: Former Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Who is Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta, who claims there was a temple at the Ajmer Dargah?

Petitions for publicity, even PM Modi revers the Sufi saint, says Ajmer Sharif dargah caretakers amid Hindu temple claim

Ajmer Dargah's spiritual head calls for religious unity in area amid petition in Rajasthan court

Owaisi slams BJP, RSS over Ajmer Dargah controversy

Ajmer Dargah row: All about the petition claiming there's a Shiva temple in the Sufi shrine

Ajmer Dargah case: Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav says “small small” Judges want to burn the nation

‘Will they burn the whole nation?': Congress MP slams BJP over Rajasthan's Ajmer Dargah row

Court issues notice over claim of temple inside Ajmer dargah

Breaking News: Controversy Erupts Over Claim of Temple Inside Ajmer Dargah in Rajasthan

Court Petition Claims Ajmer Sharif Dargah as Former Hindu Temple

Petition claims Shiva temple beneath Ajmer Sharif Dargah, court issues notices to govt, ASI

Was Ajmer Dargah a Shiva temple? What books, Hindu lawyer's evidence suggest

'Where are we taking country for political dividends?': Sibal on 'Shiva temple in dargah' row in Ajmer

Petition claims presence of Hindu temple in Ajmer dargah, court issues notices