After the Bombay High Court observed that unauthorised hawkers have taken over every street, the BMC has been cleaning up the streets. In response, the hawker’s union has demanded implementation of the Hawkers Policy that has been pending for eight years. The Azad Hawkers Union has written to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde requesting a meeting to discuss the same. The Town Vending Committee (TVC), which decides guidelines and eligibility of the Hawkers Policy awaits elections.