<p>Jaipur: Ajmer Sharif Anjuman, the principal body of khadims (caretakers) of Ajmer dargah, has issued a condemnation against its members who expressed support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, labelling them as "non-state actors" acting against the interests of Muslims.</p><p>The rebuke follows an article by Khadim Salman Chishti endorsing the bill as "progressive" for the Muslim community.</p><p>The controversy intensified when Union minister Kiren Rijiju shared the article, describing it as "insightful".</p>.Church-run daily calls Waqf Amendment Bill a test of secularism, warns Kerala MPs.<p>Responding to this, Anjuman Secretary Sarwar Chishti said Salman is one among the 5,000 khadims serving at the dargah.</p><p>"The body of khadims had passed a resolution condemning the bill. Salman Chisti, in his capacity as a khadim, cannot take a line against that resolution. He has misused the name of khadims," Chishti said.</p><p>"He is presenting himself as 'dargah chief' in media interactions. He is not the chief of the dargah, but a khadim. I have no problem with him supporting the bill in his individual capacity but he cannot take a line against the resolution we passed, while presenting himself as the dargah chief," Chishti said.</p><p>The Anjuman secretary also criticised Nasiruddin, son of Dargah Diwan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan, for supporting the bill.</p><p>"They are non-state actors, acting against the collective interests of the Muslim community across the country," Chisti reiterated.</p>
<p>Jaipur: Ajmer Sharif Anjuman, the principal body of khadims (caretakers) of Ajmer dargah, has issued a condemnation against its members who expressed support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, labelling them as "non-state actors" acting against the interests of Muslims.</p><p>The rebuke follows an article by Khadim Salman Chishti endorsing the bill as "progressive" for the Muslim community.</p><p>The controversy intensified when Union minister Kiren Rijiju shared the article, describing it as "insightful".</p>.Church-run daily calls Waqf Amendment Bill a test of secularism, warns Kerala MPs.<p>Responding to this, Anjuman Secretary Sarwar Chishti said Salman is one among the 5,000 khadims serving at the dargah.</p><p>"The body of khadims had passed a resolution condemning the bill. Salman Chisti, in his capacity as a khadim, cannot take a line against that resolution. He has misused the name of khadims," Chishti said.</p><p>"He is presenting himself as 'dargah chief' in media interactions. He is not the chief of the dargah, but a khadim. I have no problem with him supporting the bill in his individual capacity but he cannot take a line against the resolution we passed, while presenting himself as the dargah chief," Chishti said.</p><p>The Anjuman secretary also criticised Nasiruddin, son of Dargah Diwan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan, for supporting the bill.</p><p>"They are non-state actors, acting against the collective interests of the Muslim community across the country," Chisti reiterated.</p>