India's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released an updated list of 67 organizations banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). These organizations have been identified as indulging in terrorism and a threat to the country's sovereignty.
Out of these 67 organizations, 45 have been declared terrorist organizations under Section 35 of the UAPA, which is included in the First Schedule of the Act. The remaining 22 organizations have been identified as unlawful organizations under Section 3(1).
The list of banned terrorist organizations includes:
Babbar Khalsa International, Khalistan Commando Force, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizbul Mujahideen, ULFA (ULFA), National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Al-Qaeda, Islamic State (ISIS), Communist Party of India (Maoist) and their various branches and affiliates. Front organization.
The list of organizations declared illegal includes:
Other organizations include the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (Yasin Malik branch), and Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). The list also includes some Meitei extremist groups, the Popular Front of India (PFI) and some of its affiliates.
The UAPA Act, enacted in 1967, has been amended several times and empowers the government to seize assets, block funding and recruitment, and take other actions by organizations associated with terrorism. The government is regularly updating this list as the situation changes.
