India, Feb. 3 -- Church priests, local Girgaum residents, alumni, faculty and students of Wilson School and College thronged Azad Maidan on Monday afternoon to protest against the Maharashtra government's decision to hand over the Wilson College gymkhana ground, held by them for 115 years, to the Jain International Organisation (JIO). The gymkhana ground has historic value, having been used for practice by various cricketers and even for Ranji Trophy games.

Students turned up at the protest with placards and t-shirts with slogans such as 'We condemn Gymkhana land being handed over to the wealthy'. Aditya Parab, who heads the youth wing of Yuva Aamhi Girgaonkar, said there was work being done on the ground even though the case was still b...