The BJP-led Rajasthan authorities has rechristened Ajmer’s well-known Lodge Khadim, an enterprise of the state tourism company, as “Ajaymeru,” officers stated.
An order on this regard was issued by Sushma Arora, Managing Director, Rajasthan Tourism Growth Company (RTDC) on Monday.
The order acknowledged, “In compliance with the choice taken within the 196th assembly of RTDC’s Board of Administrators, the Company’s Lodge Khadim in Ajmer is renamed as Lodge Ajaymeru.”
“Khadim” within the lodge’s title got here from “khadims” of the well-known Ajmer Sharif Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. Clerics of a dargah (shrine) are referred to as “khadims.”
Alternatively, the title ‘Ajaymeru’ traces its roots again to the seventh century when Maharaja Ajayraj Chauhan based the town. In response to historians, the title has additionally been utilized in historic historic data and geographical references.
Condemning the federal government’s transfer, Sarwar Chishty, who takes care of the Dargah Sharif, pointed to a “sample.”
“This can be a communal angle by the BJP and a sample that may be seen throughout the nation the place the BJP is busy altering names. In the event that they contemplate these names a logo of slavery, they need to destroy the Taj Mahal or Purple Fort. It’s low-cost politics,” Chishty said.
A senior official of the tourism division claimed the individuals of Ajmer “wished” that the lodge be renamed.
The official advised PTI, “This was performed to protect the cultural heritage of the town. It (renaming) was a requirement from the individuals. Ajmer was traditionally referred to as Ajaymeru and subsequently, the choice was taken.”
Rajasthan Meeting Speaker Vasudev Devnani, who’s from Ajmer and represents the Ajmer North meeting seat, had directed RTDC to rechristen the lodge to mirror the “wealthy cultural historical past, heritage and id” of the town.
