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All India Digamber Jain Prashad - 'Copy of the resolutions...'

8 January 1947

In collaboration with

CAP 7.1

Copy of the resolutions passed in the meeting of the All India Digamber Jain Prasad Branch Kurauli(Mainpuri) on 25-12-46.

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CAP 7.2

The All India Jain Parishad while realising that the future of the Jain Community is closely allied with that of the political emancipation of the Indian people in general, claima that Jains are an ancient community having a religion, philosophy, culture and set of social customs distinct and different from that of any other community. The Jain Community has at all times being contributing its due share in the political, economic, cultural and moral uplift of the country and it constitues and important moinority numbering more than two millions. Therefore with a view to ensure adequate protection of their special rights as a moinority the perishad urges that the Jain community be accorded [unclear] representation on the Advisory Committee on the rights of the citizens minorities tribal and excluded areas in terms of paragraph 20 of Cabinet Mission statement May 16.

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CAP 7.3

Many historians have written in Indian history that Jainism has been originated either from Hinduism or Budhaism. Some says that Jainism was founued[unclear] by Mahabir Swami Parshwanath, the god. In reality Jainism is an ancient and seperate [unclear]religion as regards its philosophy, culture and social customs. . The above fact has been accepted by many foreign historians. That is why Jain Community urges that the xxxx chapter of the history concerning to jainism may kindly be amended.

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CAP 7.4

Kurauli(Mainpuri)
January 8, 19467.

Copy forwarded to Hon’ble Dr. Rajendra Prasad President of the Constituent Assembly, for deep and kind consideration.

[signature]
Secretary
All India Digamber Jain Prashad
Branch Kurauli

(Notes:
1.Certain content in the document was unclear or incompletely written. The same has been marked as [unclear].
2.Typographical errors in the original document have been retained to ensure authentic reproduction of the original document.)