The court in Ajmer, Rajasthan, is set to hear a petition claiming the presence of a Shiva temple within the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
This petition was filed by Vishnu Gupta, leader of the Hindu Sena. Subsequently, the Ajmer court has issued notices to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Dargah Committee, and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The next hearing is scheduled for December 20.
Filed in September, the petition claims there is a Shiva Temple at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. It demands directives to resume worship.
National President of the Hindu Sena, Vishnu Gupta, demanded that the Ajmer Dargah be declared as the Sankat Mochan Mahadev Temple, and if registered as a Dargah, that registration should be annulled. He insists that a survey by ASI should allow Hindus the right to worship there.
Vishnu Gupta has been in the limelight before. He initiated a case in the Mathura controversy on behalf of Balakrishna and even performed a ritual for Trump's success during the 2016 US Presidential elections.
The Hindu Sena and Vishnu Gupta
Vishnu Gupta was born in 1980 in the town of Saket in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district. He attended Saraswati Shishu Mandir for his education before moving to Delhi.
According to the Hindu Sena's website, Gupta was involved in the Ram Temple movement at the tender age of eight. On moving to Delhi, he engaged with various Hindu organizations and joined Bajrang Dal in 2008, eventually founding the Hindu Sena in 2011.
It is said that the Hindu Sena has units throughout India's major states with millions of members. The organization's website asserts their mission is to protect Hindus from jihadis and social miscreants.
Source: aajtak
Incidents Garnering Attention
- In August 2013, Vishnu Gupta slapped terrorist Abdul Karim, alias Tunda, when he appeared in Delhi's Patiala House Court.
- January 2014 saw Hindu Sena vandalizing Aam Aadmi Party's Ghaziabad office after Prashant Bhushan proposed a referendum on military deployment in Jammu and Kashmir.
- In October 2015, Gupta falsely reported beef being served at Kerala House's canteen in Delhi, leading to his arrest.
- January 2016 witnessed Hindu Sena members, including Gupta, vandalizing Pakistan International Airlines' office in Delhi, resulting in Gupta's arrest. In August 2016, the Hindu Sena protested against Rajnath Singh's Pakistan visit.
- In May 2016, Hindu Sena conducted a ritual for Trump's election victory, celebrating his win against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
- In May 2019, the Hindu Sena filed a complaint in Patiala House Court against Kamal Haasan, alleging he labeled Nathuram Godse a 'Hindu terrorist.'
- In September 2021, Hindu Sena vandalized the residence of Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi in Delhi, and in December 2021, they targeted Jammu-Kashmir leader Engineer Rashid by throwing black ink on him.
- In June 2023, the Hindu Sena filed a petition in Delhi High Court seeking a halt to the release of Prabhas starrer 'Adipurush.'
Win Against Kejriwal?
In March this year, when Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in connection to a Delhi liquor scam, a petition to remove him as Chief Minister was filed by Gupta in Supreme Court. However, his appeal was dismissed.
Last year, a petition by Vishnu Gupta sought a ban on BBC's documentary about the Gujarat riots, which was also dismissed by the court.
