<p>Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday said a special session of the state legislature will be convened to clear a bill on the lines of the 'Disha Act' of Andhra Pradesh to expedite trial of crimes against women.</p>.<p>He made the announcement in the state legislative council.</p>.<p>"Due to the coronavirus crisis, we have to curtail the budget session of the legislature. But for clearing the bill, we are considering convening a two-day session once the coronavirus crisis gets over," he said.</p>.<p>"We had been to Andhra Pradesh to study the Act and a team has already been formed to look into it. We will announce the schedule about the special session soon," Deshmukh added.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had on Friday said that the government may issue an ordinance to introduce a legislation on the lines of the 'Disha Act' of Andhra Pradesh.</p>.<p>The government had earlier said that it would bring a legislation on the lines of the AP Act in the current session. </p>
<p>Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday said a special session of the state legislature will be convened to clear a bill on the lines of the 'Disha Act' of Andhra Pradesh to expedite trial of crimes against women.</p>.<p>He made the announcement in the state legislative council.</p>.<p>"Due to the coronavirus crisis, we have to curtail the budget session of the legislature. But for clearing the bill, we are considering convening a two-day session once the coronavirus crisis gets over," he said.</p>.<p>"We had been to Andhra Pradesh to study the Act and a team has already been formed to look into it. We will announce the schedule about the special session soon," Deshmukh added.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had on Friday said that the government may issue an ordinance to introduce a legislation on the lines of the 'Disha Act' of Andhra Pradesh.</p>.<p>The government had earlier said that it would bring a legislation on the lines of the AP Act in the current session. </p>