Amid Jains across the country demanding the scrapping of a 2019 Jharkhand government notification designating Parasnath Hills as a tourist place, a top official claimed that the move will lead to the development of the area. Jain leaders in the state, however, feared that designating Shri Sammed Sikharji in Parasnath Hills as a tourist destination will lead to the consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian food by visitors, hurting the religious sentiments of the community.