SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Three days after declaring Nayeem Ahmad Khan led Jammu and Kashmir National Front (JKNF) as an ‘Unlawful Association’, the Government of India on Saturday declared Jammu and Kashmir based five groups as ‘Unlawful Associations’.
The Government of India also extended ban on Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) led by Yasin Malik for five more years. “The organization continues to engage in activities that foment militant and secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir,” the Home Minister of India Amit Shah said.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India declared Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League (JKPFL), Mukhtar Ahmed Waza, Bashir Ahmad Tota, Ghulam Mohammad Khan and Aziz Sheikh factions of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL) led by Yaqoob Sheikh as ‘Unlawful Associations’ under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
Amit Shah, the Home Minister of India said, “Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League (JKPFL) organization threatened India’s integrity by promoting, aiding and abetting the secession of Jammu and Kashmir through militancy while four factions of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL) were involved in inciting militancy and abetting secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir.”
On Tuesday, the Government of India declared Nayeem Ahmad Khan led Jammu and Kashmir National Front (JKNF) as an ‘Unlawful Association’.
In February this year, the Government of India declared two factions of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference — Sumji faction and Bhat faction as an ‘Unlawful Associations’.
In December last year, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH), Jammu and Kashmir were also declared as an ‘Unlawful Associations’ by the Government of India. — (KIMS)