Shikha Mukerjee | Digs and gigs: Ajmer Sharif & archaeology of Hindutva
3 weeks ago

Shikha Mukerjee | Digs and gigs: Ajmer Sharif & archaeology of Hindutva

Deccan Chronicle  

It is a snowball gathering speed. On a mission to hoist India to the “pinnacle of glory” by reorganising history, chronically litigious Hindu outfits like the International Hari Har Sena Sri Ram Sena, Hindu Sena and a bevy of lawyers and fervent petitioners have filed a slew of cases, in war mode in district courts across North India. Chandrachud, the starter or spark or kindling was his 2022 decision to overturn the 1991 law, which sought to “prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August 1947”, otherwise known as the Places of Worship Act. While the law was meant to be tamper proof, the former Chief Justice, who seemed to fuse his piety with his professional responsibilities, decided that digging into the foundations of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Masjid to uncover a “Shiva linga” was perfectly in order. Digs and gigs are the window dressing required to legitimise the supplementary project to avoid committing what the apex court led by former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi described as a “heinous crime”, of mosque demolition in the Ayodhya case.

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

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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, …

Ajmer Dargah row: All about the petition claiming there's a Shiva temple in the Sufi shrine
3 weeks, 4 days ago

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 …

Ajmer Dargah case: Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav says “small small” Judges want to burn the nation
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

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 …

Breaking News: Controversy Erupts Over Claim of Temple Inside Ajmer Dargah in Rajasthan
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

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 …

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

Rajasthan: Court accepts petition claiming that Ajmer Sharif Dargah is a Hindu temple
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Rajasthan: Court accepts petition claiming that Ajmer Sharif Dargah is a Hindu temple

Op India  

A court in Rajasthan Ajmer has agreed to hear a petition claiming that Ajmer Sharif Dargah is a Hindu temple. The petition filed by Hindu Sena claiming that the mausoleum of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti is Shiva temple has been accepted by a lower court in Ajmer. The Hindu Sena in September filed a petition at the Ajmer civil …

Rajasthan court agrees to hear plea claiming Ajmer Sharif Dargah as Shiv temple
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Rajasthan court agrees to hear plea claiming Ajmer Sharif Dargah as Shiv temple

India Today  

A Rajasthan court on Wednesday accepted a petition filed by Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta, claiming that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah is actually a Shiva temple. The Ajmer lower court issued notices to three entities in response to a lawsuit claiming that a Shiva temple exists within the premises of the revered dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti. Vishnu Gupta, …

Ajmer Dargah demands action against man who made 'Shiva Temple' claim
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ajmer Dargah demands action against man who made 'Shiva Temple' claim

Hindustan Times  

Ajmer: The khadims of the Ajmer Dargah have demanded action against a man named Simran Gupta, the chief of an outfit called Hindu Shakti Dal, for allegedly calling Sufi saint Moinuddin Chisti a rapist and a terrorist. "It is very unfortunate and disgraceful that the members of fringe organisation ‘Hindu Shakti Dal’ deliberately, as per a well-planned criminal conspiracy, made …

Shikha Mukerjee | Silence can’t be an option: Why Modi must leash ‘fringe’ bhakts
2 years, 6 months ago

Shikha Mukerjee | Silence can’t be an option: Why Modi must leash ‘fringe’ bhakts

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of the BJP’s most popular leader with high approval ratings from the RSS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to stay silent, for a week, on the deliberately provocative and obviously incendiary remarks about Prophet Mohammad by a party national spokesperson on television is a signal. The world and India is astounded by the apparently sincere avowals of the Narendra …

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