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new Delhi: People of Jain community are protesting heavily in Mumbai including Delhi’s India Gate. This protest of the society is being done regarding a decision of the Jharkhand government. Let us tell you that the Jharkhand government had declared the Parasnath hill located in the state as a tourist destination. After which this society is protesting on the way against the state government in many places including Delhi.
Along with the decision of the Jharkhand government, this community The community’s protest erupted after a video of some miscreants breaking the stairs and pillars of the temple in Palitana in Shatrunjay Pahari came to the fore in CCTV footage. According to reports, the community has also alleged illegal encroachment near Shatrunjay hill. A statement from the organization said houses are being built illegally on Gauchar. At the same time, some people have also accused of running illegal liquor shops around this area. The community has asked the government to intervene in the matter.
20 Jain Tirthankaras and monks attained salvation here. Did
According to the information received, many Jain monks of the society have demanded the Jharkhand government to withdraw this decision. Parasnath Hill is also known as Sammed Shikhar. This place is a place of pilgrimage for the people of the Jain community. Shri Sammed Shikharji is located in Giridih district of Jharkhand. According to Jain religious belief, 20 out of 24 Jain Tirthankaras and monks attained salvation here. At the same time, because of the decision of the Jharkhand government, people of the Jain community are opposing it all over India.
New Delhi | Members of the Jain community protest at India Gate against the decision of the Jharkhand government to declare ‘sacred’ Shri Sammed Shikharji a tourist place pic.twitter.com/6WCKHq3UII
— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2023
More than 5 lakh people on the streets: minister of maharashtra
Meanwhile, Maharashtra minister MP Lodha while talking to the news agency said, “We are opposing the demolition of the temple in Palitana and the decision of the Jharkhand government. The Gujarat government has taken action but we want strict action against them (those who vandalized the temple). Today more than 5 lakh people are on the streets.
Additional demonstrations in many places including Delhi
On the first day of the new year i.e. Sunday (January 1), people of the Jain community demonstrated in many parts of the country including Delhi, Mumbai, Gujarat. Apart from this, Jains from Karnataka, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh are holding silent protests at various places.
