Mumbai, July 31 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya and his supporters, along with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), had started demolishing a school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, after the politician claimed the school was involved in "school jihad."

The Bombay High Court, however, intervened, granting temporary protection to the institution, directing the BMC to halt proceedings until the next hearing.

Before the demolition, Somaiya in multiple social media posts branded the school as an "unauthorised madrasa," claiming that it was a prime example of "school jihad."

In a post on X, the BJP leader announced that the demolition of the "illegal" four-storey building had begun with the help of Mumbai Police. BMC, o...