A change in parking rules brought south Mumbai residents to the streets in protest on Sunday. The residents are facing an acute shortage of parking space, with the BMC and traffic police implementing new rules for vehicles parked in 'no parking' zones, under which violators will be fined anywhere between R5,000 and R23,000. Citizens protested after authorities of the D ward towed away around 10 cars under this rule by blocking the roads outside the ward office for around two hours.

The new rule has been implemented to bring traffic snarls under control and discourage motorists from parking their vehicles anywhere along the road. According to the rule, "Unauthorised cars parked in the radius of 500 m from the PPL (public parking lot) will be towed as per MCGM circular and towing charge will be levied on the vehicle in question."