Srinagar- A Hindu outfit's claim of the existence of a Shiva temple inside the revered Dargah of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer has sparked a

Mehbooba Mufti condemned a plea claiming the Ajmer dargah was built over a Hindu temple, warning it could spark communal violence.

Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Ajmer Dargah, Syed Zainul Abidin Ali Khan, the Sajjada Nasheen of the Dargah, said on Thursday that anyone can file a petition for "publicity" and "personal interest.

A fresh controversy has begun after a court deemed admissible the plea to ask ASI to survey the Ajmer Dargah, claiming that a temple existed there. Amid the row, read what the documents say about the history of Dargah.

Political leaders condemn a local court's decision to survey the Ajmer Sharif dargah, citing concerns over religious polarization and appealing for the protection of the 1991 Places of Worship Act.

Earlier on Wednesday, a local court in Ajmer directed that notice be issued to three parties in a civil suit that claims that there is a Shiva temple in the dargah of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.