Ahimsa Times 2008 12 SrNo 102

Author(s): Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times

Page 10

AHIMSA TIMES - DECEMBER 2008 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
Political parties and community leaders will have to acknowledge the fact that this is the lived reality of the two communities, the touchstone upon which both will judge and respect each other. If there is no amity or honesty at this level, there can never be a meaningful communal harmony. From www.vijayvaani.com
BOOKS AUDITED AND WRITTEN JAIN ACHARYA DR. SHIV MUNI JI MAHARAJ ATTACHMENT
From: Mohammad Shabbir, E-Mail: shabbir26172@rediffmail.com
Page 10 of 15
JAIN MINORITY ISSUE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MOVE TO PROVIDE MINORITY STATUS TO JAIN COMMUNITY NEW DELHI: Government has agreed to move an official amendment in the Constitution to redefine minority, which could enable it designate the Jains as a minority community. The Union cabinet has approved the proposal to introduce the Constitution 103rd amendment bill. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting recently. The proposed legislation comes in the backdrop of several Supreme Court directives to the government to decide on the issue. The Bill is about the power to define a minority. The Supreme Court directed the Centre to decide the issue of giving minority status to Jains. A number of orders have been passed by the Supreme Court in this regard. The Bill was introduced earlier and referred to the Standing Committee. After considering its recommendations, it was decided to move official amendments
From Sanjay Kumar Jain, Vishwa Jain Sangathan, E-Mail: vishwajains@yahoo.com -We are pleased to inform you that,
1. We had filed a petition/representation to National Commission for Minorities on 30.08.2007 for granting minority status to Jains nationally which was forwarded by NCM to Ministry of Minority Affairs on 17.09.2007 by letter no. No. 81/71/04-NCM (Scanned copy of the letter is enclosed herewith).
2. We filed a petition in Delhi High Court along with solid proofs and various judgments for declaring minority status Jains nationally.
3. Delhi High Court accepted our petition and issued notices to Central Govt and its five Ministries in May' 2008.
MISCELLANEOUS
DR. ABDUL KALAM TO TEACH AT JAIN VISHVA BHARATI
The past President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam, while releasing the book, "The family and the Nation" written by himself and Acharya Mahapragya, mentioned that he would be happy to visit Jain Vishva Bharati University at Ladnun for giving lectures, five days every month on the subjects like spiritualism and science. He stressed the point that the foundation of building of any nation commences from the family and children of well-cultured families can only bear the responsibilities of the nation.
JAIN PILGRIMS FROM MUMBAI ROBBED AT MADHUBAN
Mumbai: At least 75 Jain pilgrims from Mumbai, going to a temple at Madhuban in Jharkhand's Giridih district, were stopped by a 12-member gang of dacoits who entered their buses and took away money, ornaments, mobile phones and watches. The pilgrims were part of an 850-member group, including women and children, who had arrived in Parasnath from Mumbai. They left Parasnath for Madhuban, in 50-odd vehicles. The vehicles ran into a barrier erected by the robbers at Dumri Mor.
The gang, armed with lathis and iron roads, pulled out the drivers and smashed the vehicles. The robbers looted Rs 5 lakh and snatched the ornaments. They took away Rs 50000 & mobile handsets and even spectacles were snatched.
In his bid to escape, a panicky driver ended up driving his vehicle into a roadside ditch. The occupants were injured, and later looted. Eyewitnesses said at least 17 vehicles were looted in two hours. The Dumri MorMadhuban road is notorious for road robberies and Maoist violence. Wary of red terror, the state government
http://jainsamaj.org/magazines/december-2008.htm.
8/11/2009