As the standoff between Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount authorities and prospective stall renters continues, the Bhoomiputra East Indian Samaj, representing Mumbai’s indigenous community, has called for a ban on the Bandra fair, citing concerns about the event’s ‘increasing commercialisation’.

The Bhoomiputra East Indian Samaj argues that the annual event no longer reflects the local culture and religious devotion it was originally intended to celebrate.