The Delhi High Court was informed on Thursday that the Union government has no plans to install CCTV cameras inside the sanctum sanctorum of the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.

The Centre clarified that surveillance cameras are being set up only in public approach areas and passages leading up to the sanctum to prevent pickpocketing, harassment, and theft incidents.

Justice Sachin Datta, taking note of the submission, directed the government to expedite the appointment of members to the Ajmer Sharif Dargah Committee, which has remained non-functional since 2022.

“Let the process be expedited and members be appointed as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three months,” the court said while disposing of the plea.

The court was hearing a petition filed by

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