Home Ministry bans several outfits in J&K under UAPA
Hours before the dates for the Lok Sabha election were announced, the Union Home Ministry on Saturday banned the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League and all factions of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League associated with the separatist conglomerate Hurriyat Conference under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
The ban on the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front ( JKLF), which is led by imprisoned terror accused Yasin Malik, has been extended by another five years.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah posted on X, “The Modi government has designated the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League ( JKPFL) as an ‘unlawful association’ for five years. The organisation threatened India’s integrity by promoting, aiding and abetting the secession of Jammu and Kashmir through terrorism.”
JKPL factions
The Ministry declared four factions of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League – JKPL (Mukhtar Ahmed Waza), the JKPL (Bashir Ahmad Tota), the JKPL (Ghulam Mohammad Khan) and the Yaqoob Sheikhled JKPL (Aziz Sheikh) – as “unlawful associations”.
These organisations were involved in inciting terror and abetting secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir and the government is committed to suppressing terrorism ruthlessly, the Minister said.
He stated that the JKLF continued to engage in activities that foment terror and secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir. Anyone found challenging the security, sovereignty and integrity of the nation would face harsh legal consequences, he warned.
In a notification, the Home Ministry said the JKPFL, chaired by Mohammad Farooq Shah, was indulging in unlawful activities prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty and security of the country.
Members of the JKPFL have remained involved in supporting terrorist activities and antiIndia propaganda to incite secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir, it said.