20.10.11

Maharashtra legislature is 75 !



As per the Government – the Legislative of India Council Act of 1935 and the , two Legislative separate houses Assembly of the of the Bombay Province, came into existence in 1937. The Government of India Act of the year 1935 came into existence with effect from April 1, 1937. The first session of the Bombay legislative assembly took place at the Council Hall in Pune on July 19, 1937. The first session of the Bombay legislative council also took place at the Council Hall on July 20, 1937. A discussion on the draft of the Indian Constitution was held there on October 19, 1948 . Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the state legislators at Pune’s Council Hall at 10.30 pm on October 6, 1949. Nehru was in Pune for a programme organized by the Army. The legislative session was then in progress. The then chief minister, Bal Gangadhar Kher, requested Nehru to address the session. Nehru accepted the request for which the session was held late in the evening. The last session in Pune was held in 1955, between August 17 and October 1. The sessions of the bilingual Bombay legislative council were held between 1957 and 1960 only in Mumbai. Since the formation of the state on May 1, 1960, the sessions of the state legislature are being held every year only in Mumbai and Nagpur.

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