Sammed Mountain – Photo: SOCIAL MEDIA Detailed In protest against declaring Sammed Shikharji as a tourist place, markets remained closed in Indore, processions also took out. The matter of withdrawing its decision by the government is also coming to the fore, but the social people say that Sammed Shikhar is the biggest pilgrimage of our society. There should be no tourism activities. It is the center of faith of Jain society, where the mind is purified, how is entertainment possible. Thinking of what the government issued the notification to declare it as a tourist area. Purity will be violated Sammed Shikhar is the biggest pilgrimage of society in the whole world. Of our 21 Gods 12 has attained salvation on that peak mountain. We go there for purification of mind. If tourists come there, the sanctity of the pilgrimage will be disturbed. It is learned that the government has withdrawn the decision, but the official announcement is yet to be made. Ashok Barjatya, All India Digambar Jain Samaj, President

Other Activities Growing1671634997 If the mountain is a tourist center If it is developed as a hotel then other activities will increase there, hotels and restaurants will open. The Jain community goes there with a sense of pilgrimage. If tourists go there, the dirt will spread more. Non-vegetarian tourists will also come there. This will hurt our sentiments. Rajkumar Pataudi, President, Digambar Jain Social Parliament, Indore1671634997 Develop other sites There are many other mountains in Jharkhand, which have been newly developed as a tourist destination. develops in Sammed Shikhar ji is the main pilgrimage site. Similarly, many people come there throughout the year and the people of the state also get employment from it. It should be developed as a place of pilgrimage and not a tourist destination.- Anand Jain, Indore CA Association, President 2022Why is Jain society angry Central and state government issued notification regarding Sammed Shikhar mountain of Jharkhand. Which is being opposed across the country. In view of this, the government has made preparations to withdraw the decision. The state government had made preparations to develop this mountain in terms of tourism.