Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah on Saturday introduced that the Centre has banned the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Entrance (JKLF) outfit led by jailed Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik for 5 extra years. He stated the banned outfit “continues to engage in activities that foment terror and secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir”.
The JKLF was banned by the Centre in March 2019 for its alleged function in selling secessionist actions in Jammu and Kashmir.
The ban got here a month after the terrorist assault in Pulwama killed 40 CRPF personnel.
In a submit on X, the Union Dwelling Minister stated, “The Modi government has declared the ‘Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (Mohd. Yasin Malik faction)’ as an ‘Unlawful Association’ for a further period of five years. The banned outfit continues to engage in activities that foment terror and secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir.”
“Anyone found challenging the security, sovereignty and integrity of the nation will face harsh legal consequences,” he added.
In a notification, the Union Dwelling Ministry stated the JKLF group has been “indulging in activities prejudicial to security and public order and has the potential to disrupt the unity and integrity of the country”.
It additionally stated that there have been practically a dozen violent circumstances during which members of the group had been concerned.
In a second submit, Shah stated the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs has additionally banned the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League and all factions of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League related to the separatist Hurriyat Convention as a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism”.
“Pursuing PM @narendramodi Ji’s policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism, the MHA has declared four factions of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League, namely — JKPL (Mukhtar Ahmed Waza), JKPL (Bashir Ahmad Tota), JKPL (Ghulam Mohammad Khan) and JKPL (Aziz Sheikh) led by Yaqoob Sheikh — as ‘Unlawful Associations’,” the Union Minister tweeted.
“These organizations were involved in inciting terror and abetting secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir. The Modi government is committed to suppressing terrorism ruthlessly,” he added.
On the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League (JKPFL), he stated the “organisation threatened India’s integrity by promoting, aiding and abetting the secession of Jammu and Kashmir through terrorism”.
“The Modi government will remain unsparing to people and organizations involved in terror activities.”
The Dwelling Ministry notification stated JKPFL members have remained concerned in “mobilising funds to perpetrate unlawful activities, including supporting secessionist, separatist and terrorist activities” in Jammu and Kashmir.
The bulletins got here simply hours forward of the Election Fee of India declaring the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
(With inputs from PTI)