Opposition leaders represent a protest during the monsoon meeting Maharshtra Assembly, in Mumbai July 17, 2025. Photo Credit: PTI
Special Public Security Act, Maharashtra, 2024, sailed through the State Assembly since 10 July and the next day to the Legislative Council with minimal opposition benches resistance.
While the Communist Party of India raised objections, spokesman Rahul Narvekar said that the bill, which voted by voice vote, was approved by most.
It has now been shown that the MLA Congress were ordered to oppose the bill in the Assembly and also register their disagreement in the joint legislative committee appointed to control it. Nevertheless, no comment was recorded or the council or the Congress MLA explicitly opposed the bill on the floor of the house.
Hind joined the proposal of a seven -page disagreement, which was sent by the party’s leadership MLA 10 July, and asked them to record their opposition.
Protests of the opposition Maharashtra with pumpkins, slamming the government over inactivity
The legislators of the opposition Maharashtra organized a unique protest with pumpkins on the steps of Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai and claimed that the public had received “nothing” from the government during the monsoon meeting. Using slogans, such as a “exemption from a loan – pumpkin” and “Jobs – pumpkin”, they focused on the ruling alliance to ignore key questions influencing farmers, trunks, students and workers. The leaders of Congress and Shiv hay joined the demonstration. The protest comes when the monsoon meeting of the Maharashtra legislature is coming to an end. | Video credit: Hindi
Congress leaders admitted that the MLA could not follow the party’s attitude in the lower house, but claimed that the legislators had opposed the bill during the voice vote. “I didn’t know that the bill was to be submitted that day. If I were in the house, I would tear it into pieces,” Vijay Wadettiwar leader told reporters on Thursday.
The Congress sources said the party leadership took a serious view of the delay by the MLA and Mr. Wadetiwar was issued a notice of explaining why he was not dealing with the assembly.
However, CLP leader refused to receive any notice.
The party leadership sent to legislators on the same day to legislators, which gave an analysis of problems with the bill. “We all received a disapproving remark, but after the bill was already approved. What was the point of submitting the note after the bill was already approved?” Congress Mla said Hindu.
The next day, the President of the Legislative Council, after the bill was approved with the opposition to the manifestations of Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) against legislation, submitted the MLC against the Legislative Council President of the regulations against legislation against legislation against legal legislation against legislation against legislators MLC President of the legislature council along the Presidency of the Legislative Council after the Presidents of the Lawyard Council Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), including the leaders of Congress (UBT).
“Not to speak”
Former head of the Maharashtra Nana Patole Congress, a member of the mixed committee, said to the Hindes: “We forced them to remove many problematic provisions. We still had objections that we thought we were in the house. He added that he had not received any disapproving remark sent aside.
MVA legislators, including the MLA Congress, will meet with the Governor of Maharashtra on Friday to ask him not to sign a bill that was passed by both houses.
Published – 18 July 2025 01:29
