Ajmer Dargah row: All about the petition claiming there's a Shiva temple in the Sufi shrine
3 weeks, 5 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 case claiming there is a Lord Shiva temple within Ajmer's Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah shrine, on Wednesday said a local court in the city has directed that notice be issued to three parties in the civil suit. Ajmer court issues notice: An Ajmer court has ordered the issuance of notices to three parties, including the Dargah Committee, the ASI, and the Ministry of Minority Affairs, in response to the petition claiming there is a Shiva temple inside Ajmer Dargah, Syed Naseruddin Chishty, Chairman of the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council said. Owaisi says BJP-RSS spreading hatred: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh over the Ajmer Dargah row, highlighting the history of the place.

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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray sends 'chadar' to Ajmer Sharif dargah
1 hour, 26 minutes ago

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray sends 'chadar' to Ajmer Sharif dargah

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Shiv Sena 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. The Ajmer Sharif Dargah is a Sufi shrine of the revered Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, located at Ajmer in Rajasthan. This statement follows after a …

Gyanvapi, Sambhal & more: The mandir-masjid suits that will be impacted by SC order on Places of Worship Act
1 week, 4 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 …

Atala Mosque: Hindu Petitioners Seek Survey Claiming Demolition Of Temple, Jaunpur Court To Pronounce Order THIS Date
2 weeks ago

Atala Mosque: Hindu Petitioners Seek Survey Claiming Demolition Of Temple, Jaunpur Court To Pronounce Order THIS Date

ABP News  

By Javed Ahmed Jaunpur News: The Jaunpur district's Senior Division Court has scheduled 16 December for a decision on the petition seeking a survey of the Atala Mosque, allegedly built after demolishing the Atala Devi temple. #WATCH | Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh: On Atala mosque, Hindu side's lawyer Ram Singh says, "The court has taken no decision today, only the matter …

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 …

Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta receives death threats over Ajmer dargah petition
3 weeks, 2 days ago

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 …

Ajmer Sharif Dargah row: Hindu Sena's Vishnu Gupta receives death threat, files police complaint
3 weeks, 3 days ago

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 …

BJP has polarised Ajmer Dargah row: Former Rajasthan CM Gehlot
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. …

Who is Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta, who claims there was a temple at the Ajmer Dargah?
3 weeks, 4 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 …

Petitions for publicity, even PM Modi revers the Sufi saint, says Ajmer Sharif dargah caretakers amid Hindu temple claim
3 weeks, 4 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, …

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

Ajmer Dargah case: Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav says “small small” Judges want to burn the nation
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3 weeks, 5 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 …

Court issues notice over claim of temple inside Ajmer dargah
3 weeks, 5 days ago

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 …

Breaking News: Controversy Erupts Over Claim of Temple Inside Ajmer Dargah in Rajasthan
Trending News
3 weeks, 5 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 …

Court Petition Claims Ajmer Sharif Dargah as Former Hindu Temple
3 weeks, 5 days ago

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 …

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, …

Was Ajmer Dargah a Shiva temple? What books, Hindu lawyer's evidence suggest
3 weeks, 5 days ago

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 …

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

Petition claims presence of Hindu temple in Ajmer dargah, court issues notices
Top News
3 weeks, 5 days ago

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 …

Rajasthan Court Issues Notices On Suit Claiming A Shiva Temple Lies Beneath Ajmer Sharif Dargah
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Rajasthan Court Issues Notices On Suit Claiming A Shiva Temple Lies Beneath Ajmer Sharif Dargah

Live Law  

A court in Rajasthan's Ajmer district today issued notice to the Archaeological Survey of India, Union Ministry of Minority Affairs and the Ajmer Dargah Committee in a civil suit filed by Hindu Sena President Vishnu Gupta claiming that the Ajmer Dargah was built over the remains of a Shiva temple. Gupta's suit filed through advocate Shashi Ranjan Kumar Singh seeks …

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
Top News
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, …

Days after Sambhal violence, court agrees to hear petition on Ajmer Dargah; summons committee
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Days after Sambhal violence, court agrees to hear petition on Ajmer Dargah; summons committee

New Indian Express  

Days after a court-ordered survey conducted on the Shahi Jama Masjid in UP's Sambhal led to protests and the killing of five Muslims including a minor allegedly in a police firing, a Rajasthan court on Wednesday accepted a petition claiming that the mausoleum of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti or the Ajmer Sharif Dargah is a Shiva temple. Ajmer West …

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim side's plea, says all 18 petitions from Hindu side maintainable
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim side's plea, says all 18 petitions from Hindu side maintainable

Op India  

The Allahabad High Court on 1st August ruled that the 18 lawsuits submitted by the Hindus in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute were maintainable, dealing a severe blow to the hope of the Muslim side. “Today Allahabad High Court has rejected the application of order 7 rule 11 filed by Shahi Eidgah Masjid and held that all these 18 …

Illegal dargah at Jamnagar's Ranjit Sagar Dam at Gujarat not removed even after administration's order in 2022
7 months, 1 week ago

Illegal dargah at Jamnagar's Ranjit Sagar Dam at Gujarat not removed even after administration's order in 2022

Op India  

It has been discovered that an unauthorised Islamic structure has been built at the Ranjit Sagar Dam, the source of livelihood for the residents of the Jamnagar area of Gujarat. According to the information, a shrine named “Hazrat Panjupir Dargah Sharif” has been constructed inside the Ranjit Sagar Dam which is located between the villages of Harshadpur and Nava Mokhanain …

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 …

Shinde's Visit to Dargah Fuels Controversy Over Identity Dispute
10 months ago

Shinde's Visit to Dargah Fuels Controversy Over Identity Dispute

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Nearly two months after he vowed to ‘liberate’ the Haji Malang Dargah, which right-wing groups claim is a temple, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will visit the shrine in Kalyan on Saturday. Shinde will take part in the Malanggad Yatra organised by Hindu groups as a part of the annual Urs celebrations, which began from February 20 at the …

Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah row: Court seeks survey report of mosque complex
2 years ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah row: Court seeks survey report of mosque complex

Live Mint  

A Mathura local court today passed an order in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case to survey the disputed site. On December 8, national president of Hindu Sena Vishnu Gupta and vice president Surjit Singh Yadav, residents of Delhi, had claimed in the court that the Idgah was constructed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb by demolishing the temple on 13.37 acres …

Plea in Mathura court claims Hindu deity buried beneath mosque in Agra Fort
2 years, 6 months ago

Plea in Mathura court claims Hindu deity buried beneath mosque in Agra Fort

India TV News  

Highlights New litigation was filed in Mathura court on Saturday. New litigation was filed in Mathura court on Saturday, with the advocate claiming that an idol of deity 'Thakur Keshav Dev' is buried beneath the stairs of a mosque near Diwan-e-Khas in Agra Fort. The plea, filed by a religious guru based in Mathura, Devkinandan Thakur, has challenged the constitutional …

Hindu outfit claims Ajmer shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti was temple
2 years, 6 months ago

Hindu outfit claims Ajmer shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti was temple

India TV News  

Highlights Hindu outfit has demanded survey of Ajmer shrine by ASI Maharana Pratap Sena claimed Hindu symbols were present on walls, windows of shrine Mausoleum secretary Wahid Hussain Chisti dubbed the claim an attempt to disturb communal harmony Claiming the mausoleum of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer was once a temple, a Hindu outfit has demanded a survey of …

Krishna Janmabhoomi case | Plea to remove mosque admissible, rules court
2 years, 7 months ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi case | Plea to remove mosque admissible, rules court

The Hindu  

The Mathura district court on Thursday said a plea seeking to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid from the complex it shares with the Katra Keshav Dev Temple here is admissible. The plea was originally filed in the court of civil judge senior division on September 25, 2020 by Lucknow-resident Ranjana Agnihotri and six others as the "next friend of Bhagwan …

Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Case: Advocate Claims ‘Srivigraha’ Buried in Agra’s Red Fort
3 years, 8 months ago

Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Case: Advocate Claims ‘Srivigraha’ Buried in Agra’s Red Fort

News 18  

A Mathura-based advocate on Friday filed an application before a local court, claiming that the presiding deity of the Thakur Katra Keshav Dev temple in the city lies buried at a mosque built in Diwan-e-Khas of the Red Fort in Agra. Advocate Mahendra Pratap Singh, chairman of Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Andolan Samiti, filed an application raising the new claim …

Amit Shah Says Govt or BJP Not Involved in Mathura Plea Seeking Removal of Mosque from 'Krishna Janmabhoomi'
4 years, 2 months ago

Amit Shah Says Govt or BJP Not Involved in Mathura Plea Seeking Removal of Mosque from 'Krishna Janmabhoomi'

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Saturday that unlike the Ram Janmabhoomi issue, neither the government or Bharatiya Janata Party were involved in a recent plea for the removal of a mosque in Mathura, allegedly built on ‘Krishna Janmabhoomi’. On Friday, a Mathura court admitted a plea seeking the removal of a 17th-century Shahi Idgah mosque situated adjacent to ‘Krishna …

Mathura Court Admits Petition Seeking Removal of Mosque from Krishna 'Janmabhoomi'
4 years, 2 months ago

Mathura Court Admits Petition Seeking Removal of Mosque from Krishna 'Janmabhoomi'

News 18  

A Mathura court on Friday admitted a plea seeking to remove a 17th-century mosque situated adjacent to Krishna Janmabhoomi in the Uttar Pradesh city. A civil court last month had dismissed a suit filed to remove the Idgah Mosque alleging it was built over Krishna Janmabhoomi. The earlier petition, filed in the court of Senior Civil Judge Chhaya Sharma, had …

Mathura Court Dismisses Civil Suit Seeking Removal of Mosque from Krishna 'Janmabhoomi'
4 years, 2 months ago

Mathura Court Dismisses Civil Suit Seeking Removal of Mosque from Krishna 'Janmabhoomi'

News 18  

A civil court in Mathura on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed to remove the Idgah Mosque alleging it was built over Krishna Janmabhoomi. Last week, a group of people had moved the Mathura court over the 17th century Shahi Idgah mosque they claim was built at the birthplace of Krishna, within the 13 acre premises of the Katra Keshav Dev …

Plea in Mathura court on behalf of Lord Krishna for removal of mosque from within temple premises at deity's 'exact birthplace'
4 years, 2 months ago

Plea in Mathura court on behalf of Lord Krishna for removal of mosque from within temple premises at deity's 'exact birthplace'

Firstpost  

On the timing of the moving court, the petitioners have asserted that the cause of action against the continuing wrong has been accruing every day Mathura: A group of devout Hindus has moved a Mathura civil court here for removal of a mosque allegedly built on orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1669-70 at the exact birthplace of Lord Sri …

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