Centre, Jharkhand govt wont convert Sammed Shikharji into tourism hub, says NCM chief 

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Centre and the Jharkhand authorities have determined that the Jain web site of Sammed Shikharji will stay a spot of pilgrimage and never be transformed right into a tourism hub, National Commission for Minorities chairperson Iqbal Singh Lalpura mentioned on Wednesday.

He mentioned the Commission held a listening to on the matter on Tuesday the place the Jharkhand authorities assured that it could problem an official order quickly.

“Regarding the issue of Sammed Shikhar in Jharkhand over which the Jains were protesting, the Centre and the Jharkhand government have decided that it will remain a pilgrim place,” Lalpura mentioned at a press convention right here.

“Alcohol or meat will not be allowed there. We had intervened in the matter and thank the Centre and the Jharkhand government for heeding our recommendation. We had a hearing yesterday and it was decided that it would not be turned into a tourism place and will remain a religious place,” he mentioned.

The Jain neighborhood is at peace now with this choice, Lalpura added.

He mentioned the authorities involved in Jharkhand have been suggested to evaluation the federal government notification so as to add the phrase “holy/religious” in order that the sanctity of the world may be maintained.

“We have recommended that the word ‘tourist’ be replaced in the government order. In principle, a decision has been taken that this will remain a place of pilgrims and the word ‘tourist’ will be replaced by another suitable word,” Lalpura mentioned.

He mentioned a date of the subsequent listening to has been fastened, but when the orders of the Jharkhand authorities come, then that won’t be required. This will resolve the long-pending demand of the Jain neighborhood, Lalpura added.

The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) had mentioned earlier that it obtained numerous representations from the Jain neighborhood concerning the conversion of the Jain pilgrimage web site Shri Sammed Shikharji Hill into an eco-tourism hub by the Jharkhand authorities and the central dispensation.

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The Centre had on January 5 stayed all tourism actions at Parasnath Hill the place the Jain non secular web site of Sammed Shikharji is situated and directed the Jharkhand authorities to instantly take all steps mandatory to guard its sanctity.

The growth got here after Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav met numerous representatives of the Jain neighborhood over the problem and guaranteed that the federal government is dedicated to sustaining the sanctity of ‘Sammed Shikharji Parvat Kshetra’ which is a holy place not just for the Jain neighborhood however for your entire nation.

Sammed Shikharji, situated on Parasnath Hill within the Giridih district of Jharkhand, is the most important pilgrimage centre of the Jain neighborhood.

ALSO READ | Sammed Shikharji row: Centre stops all tourism exercise, bans liquor in Jharkhand’s holy Jain web site

Members of the neighborhood have been protesting in opposition to the state authorities’s transfer to advertise non secular tourism at Parasnath Hill.

In August 2019, the Union atmosphere ministry had notified an eco-sensitive zone across the Parasnath Sanctuary and accepted eco-tourism actions in pursuance of the proposal submitted by the stat

NEW DELHI: The Centre and the Jharkhand authorities have determined that the Jain web site of Sammed Shikharji will stay a spot of pilgrimage and never be transformed right into a tourism hub, National Commission for Minorities chairperson Iqbal Singh Lalpura mentioned on Wednesday.

He mentioned the Commission held a listening to on the matter on Tuesday the place the Jharkhand authorities assured that it could problem an official order quickly.

“Regarding the issue of Sammed Shikhar in Jharkhand over which the Jains were protesting, the Centre and the Jharkhand government have decided that it will remain a pilgrim place,” Lalpura mentioned at a press convention right here.

“Alcohol or meat will not be allowed there. We had intervened in the matter and thank the Centre and the Jharkhand government for heeding our recommendation. We had a hearing yesterday and it was decided that it would not be turned into a tourism place and will remain a religious place,” he mentioned.

The Jain neighborhood is at peace now with this choice, Lalpura added.

He mentioned the authorities involved in Jharkhand have been suggested to evaluation the federal government notification so as to add the phrase “holy/religious” in order that the sanctity of the world may be maintained.

“We have recommended that the word ‘tourist’ be replaced in the government order. In principle, a decision has been taken that this will remain a place of pilgrims and the word ‘tourist’ will be replaced by another suitable word,” Lalpura mentioned.

He mentioned a date of the subsequent listening to has been fastened, but when the orders of the Jharkhand authorities come, then that won’t be required. This will resolve the long-pending demand of the Jain neighborhood, Lalpura added.

The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) had mentioned earlier that it obtained numerous representations from the Jain neighborhood concerning the conversion of the Jain pilgrimage web site Shri Sammed Shikharji Hill into an eco-tourism hub by the Jharkhand authorities and the central dispensation.

ALSO READ | Jains stage protest in opposition to Jharkhand govt’s decisionn over Sammed Shikharji as vacationer spot

The Centre had on January 5 stayed all tourism actions at Parasnath Hill the place the Jain non secular web site of Sammed Shikharji is situated and directed the Jharkhand authorities to instantly take all steps mandatory to guard its sanctity.

The growth got here after Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav met numerous representatives of the Jain neighborhood over the problem and guaranteed that the federal government is dedicated to sustaining the sanctity of ‘Sammed Shikharji Parvat Kshetra’ which is a holy place not just for the Jain neighborhood however for your entire nation.

Sammed Shikharji, situated on Parasnath Hill within the Giridih district of Jharkhand, is the most important pilgrimage centre of the Jain neighborhood.

ALSO READ | Sammed Shikharji row: Centre stops all tourism exercise, bans liquor in Jharkhand’s holy Jain web site

Members of the neighborhood have been protesting in opposition to the state authorities’s transfer to advertise non secular tourism at Parasnath Hill.

In August 2019, the Union atmosphere ministry had notified an eco-sensitive zone across the Parasnath Sanctuary and accepted eco-tourism actions in pursuance of the proposal submitted by the stat