Participants at Mumbai victory rally hint next issue should be E20
On a rainy Sunday morning (July 26, 2026), Shubham Shyam, 32, held a dafali (traditional hand drum) and stood outside Mumbai’s iconic Shivaji Park, celebrating the resignation of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. “It is time to rest, reset, and then take down Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari,” he declared. “We will party for two weeks, then we will play the sugarcane game,” Mr.
- ▪On a rainy Sunday morning (July 26, 2026), Shubham Shyam, 32, held a dafali (traditional hand drum) and stood outside Mumbai’s iconic Shivaji Park, celebrating the resignation of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- ▪“It is time to rest, reset, and then take down Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari,” he declared.
- ▪“We will party for two weeks, then we will play the sugarcane game,” Mr.
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On a rainy Sunday morning (July 26, 2026), Shubham Shyam, 32, held a dafali (traditional hand drum) and stood outside Mumbai’s iconic Shivaji Park, celebrating the resignation of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. “It is time to rest, reset, and then take down Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari,” he declared. “We will party for two weeks, then we will play the sugarcane game,” Mr. Shyam added, hinting at criticism faced by Mr. Gadkari over the implementation of E20, or ethanol-blended petrol. Mr. Shyam’s thoughts were echoed by other protesters. Aarsh, 25, a content writer, and Rohan, 19, a B. Tech. student, both said, “E20 kills vehicles and people’s pockets”.
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