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Jain monk urges action over alleged suppression of community voices

Source: The Hindu · 21 Sep 2026, 21:21 UTC
Jain monk urges action over alleged suppression of community voices
Image: The Hindu · original report

Jain monk Muni Nileshchandra says he has raised a dispute involving Mahayuti minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha with Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar. He warned that, if the issue is not resolved, he will protest outside the Godiji Parshvanath Jain temple in Mumbai’s Paydhuni area.

Jain monk Muni Nileshchandra has alleged that Mahayuti minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha is suppressing the voices of members of the Jain community, according to the information provided by The Hindu. Nileshchandra said he had spoken to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar about the matter. The monk did not provide further details in the supplied material about the underlying dispute or the actions he attributes to Lodha.

He told the Speaker that he would stage a protest outside the Godiji Parshvanath Jain temple in Mumbai’s Paydhuni area if the issue was not resolved. The statement identifies the proposed location, but does not specify a date or the steps sought from the authorities. The supplied material does not include responses from Lodha, Narvekar or other officials.

It also does not describe any formal decision or resolution concerning the allegation.

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