The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a debate over the alleged poor living conditions at the Mumbai University’s Madam Cama Girls Hostel in Churchgate, with a group of MLAs raising concerns about the safety and welfare of over 120 students residing at the facility.

In a starred question tabled during the ongoing Maharashtra Assembly Monsoon Session 2025, MLAs including Vijay Wadettiwar, Aslam Shaikh, Nana Patole, Amit Patel, and others sought clarification from the Minister of Higher and Technical Education on reports suggesting severe inconvenience being faced by students due to broken infrastructure, closed canteen, lack of drinking water, and absence of proper supervision.

The legislators questioned if the girl students were left to manage with only one non-functional cooler and two fans in a seven-storey building, whether the warden was present on campus for just two hours a day, and if any remedial measures had been taken following a visit by members of the legislature to the premises.