A new mandir-masjid controversy has erupted in Karnataka’s Bidar district when the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) claimed that a dargah in Basavakalyan was actually a Basavanna shrine. The VHP has asked the government to intervene in the issue and ensure that Basavanna’s followers be treated fairly. There is evidence that the dargah was formerly a temple, according to the Hindu organisation.