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Centre declares Jammu-Kashmir's Tehreek-e-Hurriyat as 'Unlawful Association' under UAPA

| @indiablooms | Dec 31, 2023, at 11:52 pm

The Indian government on Sunday declared ‘Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir (TeH)’ as an 'Unlawful Association' under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah said, “The outfit is involved in forbidden activities to separate J&K from India and establish Islamic rule. The group is found spreading anti-India propaganda and continuing terror activities to fuel secessionism in J&K”.

“Under Prime Minister @Narendra Modi Ji’s zero-tolerance policy against terrorism, any individual or organization found involved in anti-India activities will be thwarted forthwith," he said on X.

As per the Ministry of Home Affairs, the objective of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir (TeH) is to separate Jammu and Kashmir from India and establish Islamic rule in Jammu and Kashmir.

It said, "This organization has been involved in fomenting terrorism and anti-India propaganda for fueling secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir, which is prejudicial to the sovereignty, security, and integrity of India...adding many criminal cases have been registered against this organization under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Arms Act, RPC and IPC, etc.

On Monday, the government declared the ‘Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction)’ as the 'Unlawful Association' Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has so far declared four organizations as ‘Terrorist Organizations’, six individuals as ‘Terrorist’, and three organizations as ‘Unlawful Association’ in 2023.

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