a couple of weeks before his death on 6 august 2013, dabholkar had complained in a press conference that the bill had not been discussed despite being tabled in seven sessions of the state assembly. he had criticised the chief minister of maharashtra, prithviraj chavan, stating that the minister had disappointed the progressive people in the state. a day after dabholkar's murder, the maharashtra cabinet cleared the anti-superstition and black magic ordinance, however the parliament would still need to support the bill for it to become law. after 29 amendments, it was finally enacted as an ordinance on 18 december 2013.