Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Ajmer on Wednesday to pay her obeisance at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
Accompanied by her sister Rehana, some family members and senior officials of her Government, Hasina was received at the dargah by office bearers of the dargah Committee and Anjuman Committee, the body of Khadims, at Buland Darwaza. She was welcomed with beating of nagadas to announce the visit by a dignitary.
Kalimuddin Chisti, a Khadim, took Hasina and her family members inside the main dargah, where they offered chadar and jiyarat (prayer) before the mazar of Garib Nawaz, as the Khwaja is called by his devotees.
Kalimuddin Chisti told The Pioneer that this was Hasina’s third visit to the Dargah. Last time, she visited in 2006 and had promised to visit again if her mannat (wish) was fulfilled.
Security arrangements were tightened in and around the dargah while adjoining areas were cordoned off since morning. No one was allowed into the dargah for three hours as part of the security arrangements. Hasina and her party arrived in two helicopters and drove straight to the dargah, where the Bangladesh Prime Minister spent about 45 minutes.
Earlier, she was received at Sanganer Airport by Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior officials of the Government. From Jaipur, they boarded two helicopters to reach Ajmer by around 11.30 am.
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