HYDERABAD: Up in arms over the rapid commercialisation of their once peaceful locality, residents of MLA Colony , Road Number 12, Banjara Hills , staged a protest on Saturday demanding immediate action against the commercial establishments that have mushroomed in the area.They demanded that the civic body not give permissions for setting up new commercial establishments on Road Number 12 and sought cancellation of licences of the existing establishments in the area.Around 100 residents gathered with placards and carried out a peaceful protest on Saturday morning raising slogans like ‘We want justice’, ‘We want a safe colony’ and ‘Pavements and commercials establishments down, down’.They also displayed placards like ‘Give back our footpaths’, ‘We want a pollution free colony’, ‘No illegal parking on roads’, ‘Footpaths are our right — save them from grabbers’.“Many buildings in residential localities on Road Number 12, Banjara Hills, are being used for commercial purposes ,which is in violation of the rules,” said Praveena S, a resident.They alleged that vehicles of employees and visitors parked on the streets and pavements are restricting the free movement of residents and that parks and open spaces in the area are being used by corporates and hospitals in the area for parking.“The open land adjacent to MLA colony ( Yamuna Cooperative Society) is being used by a hospital for valet parking,” said one of the protestors.