Belagavi: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Sunday described Sanatan Dharma and Jainism as foundational pillars of Indian spirituality that train self-purification, the trail of reality and non-violence. He addressed the Bhattarak Sammelan and Jain Group Convention organised by the 1008 Bhattarak Shri Adinath Digambar Jain Samaj Belief at Ainapur in Athani taluk, the place he attended because the chief visitor.“Such conferences supply a chance to reconnect with ethical values and spiritual traditions in right now’s fast-paced life,” the governor stated. He urged the Jain neighborhood to take collective steps to offer non secular schooling to the youthful technology, protect pilgrimage websites and maintain common non secular gatherings.Recalling the timeless message of Lord Mahavira — Ahimsa Parmo Dharma and Reside and Let Reside — governor Gehlot stated, “In an period of accelerating unrest, these values are extra related than ever.” He additionally lauded the Jain neighborhood’s contributions to social welfare by way of initiatives comparable to feeding the poor, working gaushalas (cow shelters), supporting the aged, and establishing academic and healthcare establishments.Jain seer warns of Sallekhan if calls for are ignored The occasion additionally noticed a powerful message from Jain seer Gunadharnandi Munimaharaj, who warned the state govt that he could be compelled to undertake Sallekhan (a Jain ritual of voluntary fasting unto loss of life) if key calls for of the Jain neighborhood will not be addressed throughout the subsequent 12 months. The seer criticised the Siddaramaiah-led govt for neglecting the neighborhood in welfare schemes and urged the creation of a separate growth company for Jains. He additionally demanded the announcement of a devoted pilgrimage scheme for Jain girls to go to Sammed Shikharji in Jharkhand.“If the government continues to disregard us, I’m ready to go to any extent—even sacrificing my life—for the rights of the neighborhood,” he declared, additionally calling for the speedy restoration of scholarships for underprivileged Jain college students. Gunadharnandi Munimaharaj additional objected to the current caste census figures, stating that the Jain inhabitants is grossly underreported. “In accordance with us, the Jain inhabitants in Karnataka exceeds 20 lakh, however the survey reveals just one.66 lakh. That is unacceptable and should be rectified,” he stated.He additionally criticised the state’s choice to slash the annual growth fund for the Jain neighborhood from Rs 50 crore to Rs 25 crore, calling it unjust and regressive. MLAs Laxman Savadi, Ganesh Hukkeri, Raju Kage and Abhay Patil, Maharashtra MLA Rajendra Yadraonkar; former MLAs Sanjay Patil, Shrimant Patil, and Veerkumar Patil, Jain neighborhood president Sunil Patil and Arihant Udyog Samuh president Uttam Patil had been current.
