Maharashtra Assembly extends deadline for Joint Committee on Shakti Bill

05 Jul 2021

The Maharashtra Assembly today extended the deadline for the Joint Committee on Shakti Bill until the final day of the next Assembly session. The committee is getting ready the ultimate draft of the Shakti Bill and it has 21 members from all parties-14 members from the Lower House and 7 from the Upper House. In January, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who can be the Chairman of Joint Committee of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Council, had invited solutions and amendments to Shakti Bills from most people. Maharashtra authorities headed by CM Uddhav Thackeray tabled Shakti Bill in December final year, pertaining to the prevention of incidents of violence and atrocities towards ladies and kids within the state. The Bill was introduced on the first day of the two-day particular Assembly Session called to pass the law pertaining to the safety of women and children. Notably, the Shakti Bill was drafted on strains of Andhra Pradesh’s Disha Act.