The Centre on Saturday extended the ban on Yasin Malik's JKLF for another five years, declaring it as an 'unlawful association'.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said JKLF (Yasin Malik faction) is still engaged in terror activities and secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir.
The minister posted on X, “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," Shah warned.
In a subsequent post, he said, "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'. These organizations were involved in inciting terror and abetting secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Malik is serving life term for two offences, including IPC Section 121 (waging war against government of India) and UAPA Section 17 (raising funds for terrorist act). Earlier this year, the NIA had sought death penalty for Malik in an appeal filed in the Delhi High Court.
