In sharp contrast to other Fridays when devotees (mostly Hindus) made a beeline to the shrine, this Friday was different. There were only a handful who visited the Sufi shrine. Hotels have been receiving booking cancellations, while eateries & transporters barely got 10% business

After the provocative statements of the Khadims of Ajmer, the number of people coming to the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti here has also seen a huge decrease. Even though it was Zuma on Friday (July 8, 2022), there was silence here. So far 3 Khadim of the Dargah have given provocative statements regarding Nupur Sharma. The relations of the Khadimas of the Dargah have also come to the fore with the jihadis who beheaded Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur.

Where earlier these narrow streets of Ajmer used to be crowded with people visiting the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, now that is not the case after constantly being in the news for negative reasons. The business of restaurants and transport could earn only 10% as compared to the rest of the day. Not only this, people are also canceling advance bookings made for hotels. Khadim Ainuddin Chishti says that the economy of the city rests on those 15-20 thousand people who used to come here every day.

Riyaz Khan, owner of ‘Jannat Group of Hotels’ in the dargah area, said that the people coming here have been affected by the hateful statements. He said that whatever happens in the country has a big impact on the Ajmer market. However, people started canceling bookings only after the Udaipur incident. Shadbh Siddiqui, owner of ‘Khwaja Garib Nawaz Sweets’, known for ‘Sohan Halwa’, said earnings have dropped by 90%.

Earlier Salman Chusti, the khadim of Ajmer Sharif dargah announced to give his house to someone who will kill Nupur Sharam.Sarwar Chishti of the Anjuman Committee of the Ajmer dargah has made a provocative statement that adds to the ongoing violence and controversy around the blasphemous remarks against the Prophet Muhammad.A video appeared on July 6, in which Sarwar Chishti said that any mischief in the glory of the Prophet will not be tolerated and the country will shake by the movement that is yet to come.According to the reports, Sarwar Chishti calls himself a member of the Popular Front of India. In 2020, he defended PFI saying the organisation was ”saving India’s constitution”. Sarwar Chishti said, “The situation in the country right now, is such that people are committing blasphemy. They are doing mischief in the glory of the Prophet, in the glory of the Khwaja. We will not tolerate this at all. We will launch such a massive agitation that the whole Hindustan will shake.” The connections of Kanhaiya Lal’s killers Mohammad Riaz and Mohammad Ghaus have come to the fore from Khadim Gauhar Chishti of Ajmer’s Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti’s Dargah.

History describes Sufi “Saints” with red (blood) and black (hate) paint. Sufi Saint Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer Sharif who is celebrated as the epitome of peace and harmony came to India in order to fight war against Infidels (Hindus). He actively helped Ghori in the war against Prithviraj Chauhan. He advocated for the destruction of Hindu temples and also saw his dream become reality. He celebrated Prithviraj’s capture, & slaughtered a cow daily at Ajmer in order to insult Hindus. But still Ajmer dargah and songs like “Khwaja mere Khwaja”, “Kun Faya Kun” manages to find a place in the wishlist of Indians.

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