Residents of the area have been demanding to reopen the pump. They received support from the consumer protection cell of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party that the petrol pump should be opened immediately.
Many party workers from Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and others assembled at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk in Panvel to mark their protest. They also carried out a signature campaign to register their protest.