Sammed Shikharji row: Centre stops all tourism exercise, bans liquor in Jharkhand’s holy Jain web site
2 min readExpress News Service
NEW DELHI: Following intense protests by the Jain neighborhood, the Centre on Thursday stayed all tourism exercise on the Parasnath Hill in Jharkhand, the place their non secular web site, Sammed Shikharji, is situated.
The ministry of setting issued an workplace memorandum directing the state authorities to strictly implement a ban on the sale and consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian meals on the hill. Sammed Shikharji in Giridih district is among the holiest websites for Jains. The neighborhood has been staging large protests in cities like Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Delhi and Bhopal towards the choice to advertise tourism there.
In 2019, the Union ministry had notified an eco-sensitive zone across the Parasnath sanctuary and permitted eco-tourism actions proposed the state authorities. The Centre’s intervention got here after Union setting minister Bhupender Yadav met a delegation of the neighborhood earlier within the day. He assured them that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to preserving and protecting the rights of the Jain community over all their religious sites.”
Later, the ministry instructed Jharkhand to ban injury to flora or fauna; coming with pets; taking part in loud music; defiling websites of non secular and cultural significance like sacred monuments, lakes, rocks, caves, and shrines; sale of intoxicants; and unauthorised tenting. It additionally directed establishing a monitoring panel together with two Jain members.
NEW DELHI: Following intense protests by the Jain neighborhood, the Centre on Thursday stayed all tourism exercise on the Parasnath Hill in Jharkhand, the place their non secular web site, Sammed Shikharji, is situated.
The ministry of setting issued an workplace memorandum directing the state authorities to strictly implement a ban on the sale and consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian meals on the hill. Sammed Shikharji in Giridih district is among the holiest websites for Jains. The neighborhood has been staging large protests in cities like Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Delhi and Bhopal towards the choice to advertise tourism there.
In 2019, the Union ministry had notified an eco-sensitive zone across the Parasnath sanctuary and permitted eco-tourism actions proposed the state authorities. The Centre’s intervention got here after Union setting minister Bhupender Yadav met a delegation of the neighborhood earlier within the day. He assured them that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to preserving and protecting the rights of the Jain community over all their religious sites.”
Later, the ministry instructed Jharkhand to ban injury to flora or fauna; coming with pets; taking part in loud music; defiling websites of non secular and cultural significance like sacred monuments, lakes, rocks, caves, and shrines; sale of intoxicants; and unauthorised tenting. It additionally directed establishing a monitoring panel together with two Jain members.
