The Central authorities on Tuesday banned the Popular Front of India (PFI), declaring the group and all its associates, associates and fronts unlawful below the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for a interval of 5 years. Along with this, PFI has been added to the record of 42 banned terrorist organizations below Section 35 of the UAPA.
According to the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday, the affiliate organizations of PFI – Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imam Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), National Women’s Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation and Rehab Foundation, Kerala – have additionally been banned
it comes a day after the over 270 individuals linked to PFI had been detained or arrested Conducted serial raids in seven states. Police in Karnataka was on the fore within the motion, detaining over 80 members of the PFI and its political wing, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), within the state “as a precautionary measure”. Officials mentioned the motion was taken on inputs of doable disturbances in public order. Raids had been additionally carried out in Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Assam, Madhya Pradesh and UP.
Strict and well timed motion by Central Government, MHA which has banned #pfi for a interval of 5 years.
But we’ve got seen prior to now how Congress, SP, RJD, Left and so forth. have given political patronage to terror within the title of vote financial institution.
How Congress allowed PFI to run freely in Rajasthan 1/n pic.twitter.com/Hn3zv9bImo
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) September 28, 2022
Last Thursday, a multi-agency nationwide operation in 15 states led by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and regulation enforcement companies arrested over 100 PFI activists, together with the group’s president OMA Salam.
Reacting to the event, BJP nationwide spokesperson, Shahzad Poonawalla tweeted: “Strong and well timed motion by Central Government, MHA which has banned #PFI for a interval of 5 years. But we’ve got seen prior to now how Congress, SP, RJD, Left and so forth. have given political patronage to terror within the title of vote financial institution.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
