India, April 20 -- Members of the Jain community participated in a silent protest on Saturday against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) demolition drive on an allegedly illegal Jain temple located in Neminath Co-operative housing society in Vile Parle East, on April 16, even as assistant commissioner Navnath Ghadge Patil, in-charge of the K East Ward, under whose watch the drive was undertaken was transferred.

Civic chief Bhushan Gagrani confirmed that Ghadge Patil was transferred but did not divulge the reason behind it. However, MLA Parag Alavani, who was a part of the protests, alluded that Ghadge Patil's transfer was in connection to the demolition drive.

Ghadge Patil told HT: "We have acted in accordance with the court...