India, Dec. 8 -- Even as the winter session of the legislative assembly and the legislative council commences in Nagpur on Monday, several bills passed by the state legislature over the past three years are awaiting the assent of the central government and the President. These include the Maharashtra Shakti Bill, the Maharashtra State Public Security Act and the Maharashtra Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta Bill.

During the winter session, the government will take a final call on a potential law against 'Love Jihad' and forcible religious conversion, chief minister Devendra Fadanavis said on Sunday.

"The committee of senior officers under the DGP (director general of police) has finalised its report and will submit it soon. A call on the legi...