Jains protest against Jharkhand government's decision to convert Shri Sammed Shikharji Tirth into a tourist spot

On January 1st, 2023, members of the Jain community staged a protest in the national capital against the Jharkhand government for turning Shri Sammed Shikharji, one of the prominent Jain pilgrimage sites, into an eco-tourist spot. Delhi | Members of the Jain community protest at India Gate against the decision of the Jharkhand govt to declare ‘sacred’ Shri Sammed Shikharji a tourist place pic.twitter.com/6WCKHq3UII — ANI January 1, 2023 Protestors also raised “Sammed Shikhar Hamara Hai” slogans. Jains are chanting the holy namokaar mantra, during the peaceful protest against the declaration of Shri Sammed ShikharJi as a tourist place, at The India Gate pic.twitter.com/fUN2Irnllt — Shubham Jain January 1, 2023 It is notable that the Jharkhand government, as a part of its tourism policy launched in July 2022, decided to promote religious tourism at Parasnath Hills, the region that nestles the revered Jain pilgrimage centre from where 20 of the total 24 Tirthankars attained salvation. Today more than 5 lakh people are on the streets: Maharashtra Min MP Lodha pic.twitter.com/ViH8kKLjJb — ANI January 1, 2023 In Mumbai’s Borivali, Jains took out a rally against the Jharkhand government and their decision to convert Shri Sammed Shikharji Tirth into a tourist place. The relevant notifications should be amended as needed so that Siddha Parshwanath mountain and Tirtharaj Sammed peak are never turned into tourist destinations,” the VHP statement read VHP statement Ever since the Jharkhand government decided to turn Shri Sammed Shikharji Tirth into a tourist spot, Jains have been carrying out peaceful protests across the country.