Mumbai, July 11 -- The Maharashtra assembly on Thursday passed the Special Public Security Bill, which, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said, aims to prevent unlawful activities of Left-wing extremist organisations with focus on "urban Naxalism" and "passive militancy". Fadnavis, who holds the home portfolio, tabled the bill in the assembly and said that the government was not against the Leftist ideology or organisations, and did not intend to suppress dissent. Vinod Nicole, the lone Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA in the assembly, opposed the bill, terming it unconstitutional. The bill was passed by a voice vote. Speaker Rahul Narwekar declared it to have been passed by a majority. Fadnavis said the bill was cleared with amendments from the joint select committee of both houses of the state legislature. "The law will not be misused," he said, adding that safety of the state and country were important, and to curb the activities of organisations which work against the country's democracy was need of the hour. "There will be no abuse of power," he added....