Centre Declares Popular Front Of India "Unlawful" For 5 Years
NDTV
A government notification saidthe PFI and its affiliate organisations orfronts have been declared "unlawful association" with immediate effect under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
After two rounds of nationwide raids on the premises linked to leaders and functionaries of Popular Front Of India (PFI), the centre last evening declared the outfit as an "unlawful association" for the next five years.
A government notification said the PFI and its affiliate organisations or fronts have been declared "unlawful association" with immediate effect under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The notification said that PFI and its associates or affiliates have been indulging in unlawful activities, which are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty and security of the country, and that they have the potential to disturb public peace and communal harmony of the country.
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