Members of the Jain community on Monday urged Home Minister Naini Narsimha Reddy to use his good offices and see that Mahavir Jayanthi (April 19) is declared a public holiday as a mark of respect to the religion.
The request was made by city secretary of Shri Achalguchh Jain Sangh - Kirtikumar Momaya, Jain Minority Council member - Ravikumar Munot, and Prani Mitra Ramesh Jagirdar Memorial Foundation secretary - Ridesh Jagirdar, after felicitating the Home Minister at the Jain Mandir in Chaitanyapuri, Hyderabad, today.