Won't assist Pak PM in prayers at dargah: Ajmer Sharif head

[Frank Martin]

That's one patriotic true Musalman.

 

[Hope4btr]

AJMER: Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf's trip here on Friday has hit a sour note with the Ajmer Sharif spiritual head saying he will boycott the visit in protest against the recent brutal killing and beheading of Indian soldiers by the Pakistani army.

"I will not welcome the Pakistani Prime Minister during his visit here in protest against the beheading and killing of Indian soldiers by Pakistani army on line of control (LoC). The incident hurt Indians but their (Pakistan) government is not understanding our sentiments so I took the decision," Ajmer Sharif Dargah Diwan, Zainul Abedin Ali Khan told reporters here on Friday.

Khan's boycott will be largely symbolic because he is seen as a ceremonial head. The Khadims, who control the 12th century shrine of sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, escort visiting dignitaries and assist pilgrims at the dargah.

Security in and around the shrine has been beefed up for Ashraf's visit."All the preparations are in place and policemen in adequate numbers have been deployed in the area," IGP Ajmer Anil Paliwal said.

"Ashraf is coming on my invitation and I will perform Ziyarat for him tomorrow. He is my guest and he will pray for peace in both the countries," Saiyad Bilal Chishti, who claims to be his family Khadim, told PTI on Friday.

He said that the Pakistan PM is coming with his wife, sons and some relatives to thank Khawaja for his successful tenure as the PM.

"I extended him invitation to come to dargah when I visited him last year," he said.

Traditionally, the spiritual head welcomes the visiting dignitary at the Nizam Gate and then the Khadims take them around.

As per the schedule, the delegation in helicopters will land at Ghughara helipad at 3.30pm and from there reach the Dargah covering a distance of 12.5km.

They will be greeted at the main gate of the Dargah by the representatives of Dargah committee and committee of Khadims. From there he will reach the main shrine after passing from Buland Darwaja and others.

He will be welcomed by beating of drums and a turban tying ceremony will take place as per tradition, an official said.

After the ziyarat, the delegation will return on the same evening by helicopters to Jaipur airport and from there fly back to Pakistan in a special aircraft.

Shortly after his arrival in Jaipur, Ashraf will be hosted to a lunch by external affairs minister Salman Khurshid.

The visit comes around two months after ceasefire violations on the Line of Control that led to heightened tensions between the two neighbours.

New Delhi had lodged a strong protest over the beheading of an Indian soldier and brutal killing of another.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had visited the shrine on April 8 last year. He had landed in Delhi and driven straight for a luncheon meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and several other leaders.

Zardari, who was accompanied by his son Bilawal Bhutto, had then flown to Jaipur and taken a chopper to Ajmer, where he spent around 20 minutes and offered flowers and chadar at the shrine. The Pakistan President had donated $1 million to the shrine.

The Ajmer Sharif spiritual head said, "The incident of beheading and brutal killing of Indian soliders was highly condemnable and has hurt Indians. It is not only violation of human rights but is also against the Islamic law," Khan said.

"Pakistan is killing our innocent people by carrying out terror activities and does not take positive action despite the Government of India's official protests," he said.

"It would have been a new start of good relations between both the nations had the Pak PM before arriving for the Ziyarat handed over the head of the Indian soldier with full honour ... alongwith an apology to all the Indians and the families of the martyrs," he said.

Some local activists and advocates said they will hold protests against the visit.

"Pakistani Prime Minister is landing in India despite the tension for which Pakistan is solely responsible. Our protest will be true homage to the soldiers who were killed by Pakistan's army in Kashmir," Rajesh Tondon, a leader of the protesting lawyers in Ajmer said.

Source:Won't assist Pak PM in prayers at dargah: Ajmer Sharif head - The Times of India

 

[Kaniska]

Ajmer: Taking a stern view against Pakistani
establishment’s machinations against India, the
spiritual head of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti's
shrine on Friday opposed the forthcoming visit
by Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to
the world famous Sufi shrine. Diwan of khawaja Moinuddin Chisti's shrine
Zainul Abedin Ali Khan said the inhuman manner
in which Indian soldiers were treated by the
Pakistan Army is despicable and needs to be
condemned it in the strongest of words. “They are not following the teachings of Prophet
Mohammed nor Koran,” he said. “If he (Pak PM) wants to pray at the Dargah then
he should bring back the head of the soldier
(Lance Naik Hemraj) and personally apologise to
the Prime Minister of India and also seek
forgiveness from the soldier’s family,” Khan said. Lance Naik Hemraj and Lance Naik Sudhakar
Singh were killed along the LoC in Jammu and
Kashmir on January 08 after Pakistani soldiers
reportedly sneaked into the Indian side to attack
the Indian soldiers. In a show of absolute
brutality and lack of military ethics, the attackers took away the head of Hemraj with them. For the record, the Pakistani government has
denied any involvement in the incident and has
also feigned ignorance about the missing head of
the brave soldier. Later, reports had claimed that
the attackers were rewarded on their return to
their cam in ***. Importantly, the Diwan said that he can’t stop the
Pak PM from coming to the Dargah but if he
chooses to come then he won’t be present there
to welcome him. “Khadims can do ziyarat but I won’t be there…the
Pak PM would understand its meaning and
implication,” he added. The Pakistani PM is scheduled to land in Jaipur
around 11 am tomorrow. Ashraf, along with his
family members and others accompanying him,
will meet Indian External Affairs Minister Salman
Khurshid over lunch before flying to Ajmer in a
chopper. He will come back to Jaipur in the evening from where he will take his flight back
home. The government of India had earlier ruled out
any engagement with the visiting PM but later
came around and agreed to host him

Ajmer Sharif spiritual head to boycott Pak PM`s visit

Thank You Maulana Saheb...But you know..This is a private religious visit..And i feel we should not stop any one visiting their religious belifs and places in our country...

 

[Safriz]

Is it pandemic in India to keep politics in every matter of life?
Must suck
Boy to girl: oh i cant marry you because you support the opposition while i support the ruling party....

These situations must be common in india


On serious note...The care taker of Ajmer Sharif is sold out bigot..
And PM raja is a pethatic idiot..

Why do disgrace yourself in Messed up Hindustan when you got so many shrines of renowned saints inside Pakistan.

 

[Hope4btr]

Is it pandemic in India to keep politics in every matter of life?
Must suck
Boy to girl: oh i cant marry you because you support the opposition while i support the ruling party....

These situations must be common in india


On serious note...The care taker of Ajmer Sharif is sold out bigot..
And PM raja is a pethatic idiot..

Why do disgrace yourself in Messed up Hindustan when you got so many shrines of renowned saints inside Pakistan.

This is called nationalism And as this is a democracy everyone has the right to protest for their individual interest or the greater interest of the nation.

 

[Kompromat]

Majority appeasement, synderome.