THE Central Government on Saturday banned the Jammu andKashmirPeoplesFreedom League and all factions of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Leagueassociatedwiththeseparatist conglomerate Hurriyat Conference under strict antiterror 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 unsparingtopeopleandorganisationsinvolvedinterroractivities.

 

“The Modi Government hasdesignatedtheJammuand Kashmir Peoples Freedom League(JKPFL)asan‘Unlawful Association’ for five years. The organisationthreatenedIndia’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’spolicyofzero-tolerance towards terrorism, the Union Home Ministry has declared fourfactionsoftheJammuand Kashmir Peoples League “unlawful associations”.There are the JKPL (Mukhtar Ahmed Waza),theJKPL(BashirAhmad Tota), the JKPL (Ghulam Mohammad Khan) and the Yaqoob Sheikh-led JKPL (Aziz Sheikh). These organisations were involved in inciting terror and abetting secessionism inJammuandKashmirandthe Government is committed to suppressing terrorism ruthlessly, he said. The Union Home Minister saidtheModiGovernmenthas extended the ban on the JammuandKashmirLiberation Frontforafurtherperiodoffive 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. In a notification, the Union HomeMinistrysaidthe JKPFL, chairedbyMohammadFarooq Shah, was indulging in unlawful activities prejudicial to the integrity,sovereigntyandsecurity of the country. Members of the JKPFL have remained involved in supporting terrorist activities and anti-Indiapropagandatoincite secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir, and its leaders and members have been involved in mobilising funds to perpetrateunlawfulactivities,including supporting secessionist, separatist and terrorist activities, in the Union territory, it said. TEACHERDISMISSEDFOR INVOLVEMENT IN ANTINATIONAL ACTIVITIES: Jammu andKashmir administrationhasdismissedateacher from service for alleged involvement in anti-national activities, in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.