Around 500 tenants residing in buildings in the city that operate as per the Pagadi system staged a peaceful protest at Azad Maidan on Tuesday. The members had earlier protested at the same location in July where just a few representatives had participated in the peaceful protest.

“Though we were hopeful, we also knew, somewhere, that our demands must have fallen on deaf ears. We have been conducting peaceful protests, but now we are running out of patience, as it is a matter of our lives," said Mukesh Shah Pendse, chairman, Pagadi Ekta Sangh.