TheMaharashtraAssembly extended deadline for theJoint Committeeon Shakti Bill till the last day of the nextAssembly session.
The committee is preparing the final draft of the Shakti Bill and it has 21 members from all parties -14 members from theLower Houseand seven from the Upper House.
Notably, the Shakti Bill was drafted on lines of Andhra Pradesh’s Disha Act. The Bill was introduced on the first day of the two-day special Assembly Session called to pass the law pertaining to the safety of Women and children.
The Disha Act 2019, allows stringent punishment for crimes committed against women and enables the death penalty for rape and reduces the judgment period in such cases to 21 working days.