Ajmer dargah survey demand: PUCL to move Supreme Court

The Places of Worship Act, 1991, prohibits altering the religious character of any place of worship

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The People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has decided to move the Supreme Court against the rising demand for a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at monumental or ancient religious places.

The move is being contemplated following a petition in court demanding an ASI survey at the premises of Sufi Sant Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's dargah in Ajmer to determine whether structures or remnants of a Shiv Mandir exist beneath the buildings at the site.

"We want to approach the apex court to safeguard peace and mitigate the effects of arbitrary statements made by leaders of different parties and outfits, without any regard for the centuries-old communal harmony in the city," PUCL national president Kavita Srivastava said here on Saturday.