Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill 2024 Passed in Assembly
Why in the news
Maharashtra’s Legislative Assembly cleared a security law, and the report framed it as a threat to peaceful protest, noting that it came soon after the ruling party marked 50 years since the Emergency.
Key facts
- Law: the Maharashtra Special Public Security (MSPS) Bill, 2024.
- Passed on: 10 July (2025), by voice vote in the Legislative Assembly.
- Government: the Maha Yuti alliance under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
- Timing: days after the BJP, at the Centre and in the state, observed the 50th anniversary of the Emergency.
Point of debate
- The coverage argued that the measure could send peaceful protesters to jail, contrasting it with the Emergency-era curbs on freedoms.
Exam angle
- Bill name: MSPS Bill, 2024; mode of passing: voice vote; state: Maharashtra.