Mumbai: The 90-year-old Parshanath Digambar Jain Temple, located in Villeparle, Mumbai, was disbanded by the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) on Wednesday. This led to widespread outrage against the action in the Jain Community across the country. In Mumbai, hundreds of members of the Jain community took to the streets, demonstrating outside the BMC office. Senior BJP leader Mangal Prabhat Lodha and BJP MLA from Vile Parle, Parag Alwani, joined the Jain community in this protest.

This Jain temple, which has been an important religious site for the local Jain community for several decades, was demolished by the BMC, stating that part of the temple is constructed on reserved land designated for an........

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