Maharashtra Assembly Extends Deadline For Joint Committee On Shakti Bill
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The committee- which has 21 members from all parties- is preparing the final draft of the Shakti Bill. The Shakti Bill has been drafted on the lines of Andhra's Disha Act.
The Maharashtra Assembly on Monday extended deadline for the Joint Committee on Shakti Bill till the last day of the next Assembly session. The committee is preparing the final draft of the Shakti Bill and it has 21 members from all parties -14 members from the Lower House and seven from the Upper House. In January, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who is also the Chairman of Joint Committee of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Council, had invited suggestions and amendments to Shakti Bills from the general public. Last year on December 14, the Maharashtra government tabled the Shakti Bill, pertaining to the prevention of incidents of violence and atrocities against women and children in the state.
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