India, Jan. 10 -- The Malabar Hill Ward 219, which falls under the D-Ward, is one of Mumbai's power centres, notably because Raj Bhavan, the official residence of Maharashtra Governor is situated here, along with the official bungalows of the chief minister, the two deputy chief ministers and several senior state leaders. A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bastion for nearly three decades, citizens of this affluent ward are incensed by bad roads and parking issues.

The recent move to install no-parking boards across the ward and the traffic department's decision to levy a Rs.1,500 fine on vehicles parked outside the Hanging Gardens, a go-to spot for morning walkers, has triggered widespread anger.

Citizens are equally enraged by poor road c...