NEW DELHI: The Central government 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 strict anti-terror laws.Additionally, 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.The announcement came just hours before the schedule for the general elections was to be declared.Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Modi government will remain unsparing to people and organisations involved in terror activities.”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,” he wrote on ‘X’.Shah also said that pursuing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism, the Union home ministry has declared four factions of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League “unlawful associations”.There are the JKPL (Mukhtar Ahmed Waza), the JKPL (Bashir Ahmad Tota), the JKPL (Ghulam Mohammad Khan) and the Yaqoob Sheikh-led JKPL (Aziz Sheikh).These organisations were involved in inciting terror and abetting secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir and the government is committed to suppressing terrorism ruthlessly, he said.The Union home minister said the Modi government has extended the ban on the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front 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 said.
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