The BMC on Friday withdrew its notice to St Peter’s Cemetery asking for a part of its land to widen the adjacent road. The move came hours after mid-day in a report highlighted the issue. Hundreds of Catholics gathered at St Peter’s Church in Bandra West on Friday to sign a petition against the proposed demolition. The protesters, however, claimed that the civic body’s withdrawal notice was only a temporary one and called for a permanent solution to this.

The protesters who gathered at St Peter’s Church on Friday sought a permanent solution to the issue, failing which they will continue their protest. They also threatened that it would also leave an impact in 60 wards during the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.