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“Maharashtra becomes the fifth state after Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand to enact a special public security law to curb ‘urban Naxalism.’ The bill is yet to be tabled in the legislative council. The Maharashtra legislative assembly on Thursday passed a bill aimed at curbing ‘Urban Naxalism’ in the state, which seeks to prevent unlawful activities of Left Wing Extremist organisations.

The bill is yet to be tabled in the legislative council.

Maharashtra will be the fifth state after Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand to enact a special public security law to curb ‘urban Naxalism’.

While tabling the ‘Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill’, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the government was not against the Leftist ideology or organisations, and did not intend to suppress dissent.”