Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has written to President Droupadi Murmu, requesting her to promptly sign two critical measures on crimes against women and children approved by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government three years ago. Chaturvedi stated that she sent the letter on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, emphasising that the measures were overwhelmingly passed by the state parliament in December 2021, reported PTI. 

The Maharashtra Amendment Bill, 2020, calls for the death penalty for rape and heavier sentences for acid assaults on women and sexual assault on children. It also requires investigations to be completed within 30 days of the complaint being made.