New Delhi: The Government of India informed the Lok Sabha that 23 organisations were declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act during the past five years. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai shared the details during a session of the Lower House. He said the government follows a zero tolerance approach toward groups involved in activities that threaten national security.
The list includes organisations from across the country. Groups based in the Northeast, Jammu and Kashmir and other regions were placed under restrictions. The government also declared several organisations linked to separatist and extremist networks as unlawful under the UAPA.
The list includes the Students Islamic Movement of India, Islamic Research Foundation, Jamaat e Islami Jammu and Kashmir, Muslim League Jammu Kashmir Masarat Alam faction, Tehreek e Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir and the Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen. It also includes the Popular Front of India and its linked entities such as Campus Front of India, Rehab India Foundation and others. The list further includes groups linked to insurgency movements in Manipur, Assam, Tripura and Nagaland. These include the United Liberation Front of Assam, All Tripura Tiger Force, National Liberation Front of Tripura, Meitei extremist organisations, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland Khaplang faction. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is also on the list.
The minister said the government expanded the scope of the National Investigation Agency to strengthen action against terrorism. He stated that the government uses the UAPA to take action against any organisation found to be involved in unlawful activities.
