With 23 suggestions and objections, and a single letter from the NCP-SP with over 2200 signatures from prominent members of the civil society, academicians, and architects for Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Iconic Building’s policy, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to hold public hearings for citizens next week, document objections and submit them to the urban development department (UDD).

Among the signatories are leading conservation architect Abha Narain Lambah, comedian Aditi Mittal, actors Ratna Pathak Shah, Anahita Uberoi, Chitra Palekar, Raissa Padamsee, and Dolly Thakore; celebrated artists Atul Dodiya, Anju Dodiya, Sudhir Patwardhan, and Brinda Miller, the latter also known for her role in organising the Kala Ghoda Festival, and in its letter, the NCP (SP) has demanded withdrawal of the policy. 

The BMC had proposed a new Regulation 33(27) under the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034, introduced through a public notice on June 24, 2025, which proposes an Iconic Buildings policy for the development of unique structures across the city. A senior civic official told mid-day, “A public hearing will be conducted next week, as the BMC has finished collating all suggestions and objections. There is a single letter with over 2200 signatures and 23 other individual objections.”