Jains take out march seeking protection for travelling monks
Hundreds of members of the Jain community held a peaceful protest march in Hubballi to demand safety measures for traveling Jain monks. The march highlighted the increasing number of road accidents and suspicious hit-and-run cases affecting the monks during their foot journeys. Community leaders submitted memoranda to both State and Central governments, urging the implementation of special guidelines for monk safety.
- ▪The protest began at Shanthinath Jain Temple and concluded at the Mini Vidhana Soudha.
- ▪Protestors emphasized the need for government action due to rising road accidents involving Jain monks.
- ▪Community leaders called for additional security and impartial inquiries into accidents affecting the monks.
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Seeking requisite measures for ensuring the safety of Jain monks during their foot march from one place to another, hundreds of members of the Jain community took out a peaceful protest march in Hubballi on Wednesday.The protestors comprising hundreds of women and children were led by Jain monks and leaders of the community.Beginning from Shanthinath Jain Temple on Kanchagar Galli in Hubballi, the silent protest march passed through Shankar Mutt, Durgad Bail, Broadway, Koppikar Road before reaching the Mini Vidhana Soudha where the office of the Hubballi tahsildar is located.The community leaders and the Jain monks submitted memoranda addressed to the State and Central governments and demanded requisite measures.The protestors highlighted the increasing number of road accidents during the…
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