Jain, Hindu groups demand ASI open Adhai Din Ka Jhopra to all

Ajmer: In growing agitation over the 12th-century monument Adhai Din Ka Jhopra, which still functions as a mosque, Jain and Hindu groups held a protest at the collectorate here on Monday and demanded that the Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) open the monument for people of all faiths.Sakal Jain Samaj, Sarva Samaj, and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) organised the protest in which several people participated and shouted slogans. Later, the groups submitted a memorandum addressed to the President of India, asserting that Adhai Din Ka Jhopra used to be a Sanskrit university and a Jain temple.“When the monument is under ASI protection, then how are certain people claiming right over it? ASI monuments are for all, but a particular group stopped Jain monks from entering it,” said Sidharth Jain of Sakal Jain Samaj. The samaj urged the President of India to reject claims made by a certain community regarding a crypt being part of Adhai Din Ka Jhopra. It also urged ASI to gather evidence and declare the monument as an ancient Sanskrit university and Jain temple.The Jain and Hindu groups also criticised remarks made by the secretary of Ajmer Dargah anjuman committee secretary Syed Sarwar Chishty against the visit by Jain monks to Adhai Din Ka Jhopra last Tuesday. Chishty had objected to the entry into the monument of what he called “unclad” Jain monks.

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Led by Muni Sunil Sagar, Jain community members marched to Adhai Din Ka Jhopra, a protected monument by ASI. Locals objected to monks' entry into the mosque, countered by VHP leaders. Sagar observed symbols from Ramayana, Mahabharata, and broken Hindu statues at the site. He emphasized rightful ownership, harmony, and religious teachings of kindness.

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Muni Sunil Sagar led the Jain community to Adhai Din Ka Jhopra mosque in Ajmer, highlighting Hindu symbols. He stressed acknowledging rightful ownership, fostering harmony, and the teachings of kindness and non-violence in religion.

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