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by making naked idols of stone and likewise Hindus have followed them. Government should stop Jains from making new temples because it is all waste of millions and millions of money. This should be decided by calling a conference of all the religious
leaders. 7. Title Jain Baniya Rakshashi Karam
"Heaven and Hell are made by Baniya Jains. Actually Heaven and Hell exist on mother earth. Baniya are making Heaven and Hell by their Demon Sins. Even Kings and public do not understand due to greed for money, i.e. sons die before father, Famine, Diseases, Earthquakes all are creation of Baniya Jains."
In his written statement, the respondent editor stated that the complainant did not send any contradiction to the news items. He further stated that his paper was interested in spiritualism preached by various religious and some of the thoughts, which the newspaper considered mysterious or illusory, were placed before the public through the news items. He added that they had no intention to hurt the feelings of a particular community.
The complainant in his counter stated that they had sent a letter dated 27/2/96 to the respondent, which was carried by the respondent in its issue dated 19.11.96 and a copy of the issue sent to them in Mumbai. The rejoinder so published carried a lot of criticism of Jains and also remarks against the Press Council.
Learned counsel for the complainant stated before the Inquiry Committee that the complainant was a charitable and religious Trust representing the Jain Community. The respondent newspaper, taking extracts from the book "Jagat Hit Karni", which was banned by the government of Rajasthan published a number of impugned news reports agaisnt Jains which were highly objectionable and critical of the Jain community as a whole. The activists of Sadhu Shre Annoopdasji Jagat Hit Karni Mandal and some other containing impugned news reports in Mumbai and some other parts of Maharashtra creating unrest among the Jain community and promoting and provoking enmity and hatred between Jains on the one hand and all other communities on the other.
The Committee carefully considered the material on record and oral submissions made before it by the learned counsel of the complainant. It noted that the respondent editor appeared to have launched a vilification campaign against the Jain Community by publishing a series of reports which contained unwarranted allegation against the Jain Community. In the news reports objected to in the present plaint, the Jain Community as a whole, had been blamed for all types of ills, disease and natural calamities. Jains were described as meat eaters. In the opinion of the Committee, the impugned news reports were indicative of a perverse mind and intellect and were intended to promote feelings of enmity and hatred between Jain Community and other communities and create disaffection against the Jain community. The impugned reports had been published recklessly and without regard to decency and morality. The respondent editor published the rejoinder of
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| SR No. | 006170 |
| Book Title | Anup Mandal Ki Apradhik Karyavahi Ke Viruddh Rajy Sarkar Dwara Jari Adhisuchnaye |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Bharatiya Sanskruti Samanvay Samsthan Jodhpur |
| Publisher | Bharatiya Sanskruti Samanvay Samsthan Jodhpur |
| Publication Year | 2015 |
| Total Pages | 122 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 14 MB |