Not just the Popular Front, but from the Khalistan Commando Force to the LTTE; Prohibited organizations in India

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The central government has banned the Popular Front of India for five years after it was found to have led several acts of violence and had links with terrorist organizations. The ban was imposed under Sections 3 and 4 of the UAPA Act. Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), National Women’s Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation, Rehab Foundation Kerala and affiliated organizations has been declared illegal.

In the context of the banning of the Popular Front of India, let’s check which other organizations have been banned in India.

Babbar Khalsa International

Babbar Khalsa International, also known as BKI, is the oldest and most organized terrorist organization in Khalistan. Despite the crackdown on terrorist and separatist movements in 1993, the organization continued to propagate the Khalistan ideology. The organization was inspired by the Babbar Akali movement of the 1920s. There have been reports of BKI operating in several countries, including Canada and the UK. This organization is most active in Pakistan with the help of ISI.

Khalistan Commando Force

This is another Khalistan terrorist organization that is working with the help of Pakistan. A Delhi court had sentenced former Khalistan Commando Force militant Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar to death under the TADA Act in connection with the 1993 New Delhi car bomb blast that killed 12 people and injured 19 others. He was sentenced to death in 2001. The group had planned to attack Adampur Air Force Station in Punjab. They also tried to strengthen the terrorist network by involving the villagers in the Indo-Pak border region.

Khalistan Zindabad Force

Khalistan Zindabad Force is a banned organization under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act of 1967. Their stated aim is to establish a ‘sovereign Khalistan state’. It is reported that Sikhs based in Jammu are working in connection with this organization.

International Sikh Youth Federation

The International Sikh Youth Federation is an organization banned in India under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) on 22 March 2002. The organization was formed after the central government’s Operation Blue Star to flush out Sikh terrorists from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. The organization started in 1984 in UK. ISYF was founded by Amarik Singh, nephew of Jarnail Singh Bindranwala, who was killed in Operation Blue Star, and Jasbir Singh Road.

Lashkar-e-Taiba/Pasban-e-Ahle Hadith

Lashkar-e-Taiba is a terrorist organization formed in Kunar province of Afghanistan in 1990. The organization is based in Muridke near Lahore, Pakistan and is headed by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. Lashkar presence was first reported in Jammu and Kashmir in 1993. 12 Pakistani and Afghan mercenaries along with the Islamic Inquilabi Mahas, active in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, attempted to infiltrate through the Line of Control.

Lashkar has launched several attacks against Indian officials, soldiers and civilians. The 2002 attack on the Akshardham temple in Gujarat, the 2003 Mumbai blasts, the 2005 Delhi bomb blasts, the 2006 Mumbai blasts and the 26/11 Mumbai massacre are the major attacks in India led by Lashkar.

Jaish-e-Mohammed/Tahreek-e-Furqan

Jaish-e-Mohammed is a Sunni terrorist organization based in Pakistan. JEM was formed in 1994 by radical Islamic scholar Masood Azhar. There have been several terrorist attacks since its inception. Jaish-e-Mohammed has close ties with terrorist organizations such as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. This organization was behind the 2001 Parliament attack. Several attacks have been planned targeting the Indian government and government officials.

Harkat-ul-Mujahideen/Harkat-ul-Ansar/Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami

Pakistan-based Harkat-ul-Mujahideen is an organization that has spearheaded several cross-border terrorist activities. This organization has functioned in two phases under two names. It was working under the name Harkat-ul-Ansar in the first phase. It is an organization that carries out terrorist activities in Kashmir with the support of Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. The name had to be changed in the second stage because of the ban by America.

Hizb-ul-Mujahideen/ Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Pir Panchal Regiment

Hizb-ul-Mujahideen is one of the biggest terrorist organizations currently operating in Jammu and Kashmir. The organization was banned under the Terrorism Prevention Act of 2002. The movement was inspired by the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), which advocated the complete independence of the state. Many of the early Hizb activists were former members of the JKLF. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen came into the limelight when its chief commander, Abdul Majeed Dar, promised the Indian government that it was ready to announce a ceasefire. The head of the organization, Syed Salahuddin, initially accepted this but later changed his position.

Al-Umar-Mujahideen

Al Umar Mujahideen was formed under the leadership of Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, one of the three terrorists released by the Indian government on December 31, 1999, in exchange for the release of the passengers of IC814 hijacked in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The organization was formed in December 1989. The organization starts working with the tacit approval of Srinagar-based religious preacher Maulavi Umar Farooq.

United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)

The United Liberation Front of Assam was banned in India in 1990 due to its separatist activities. The organization was formed on April 7, 1979 by Bhimakanta Buragohain, Arabinda Rajkhowa alias Rajiv Rajkonwar, Anup Chetia alias Golap Barua, Pradeep Gogoi alias Sameeran Gogoi, Bhadreshwar Gohain and Paresh Barua. ULFA’s stated goal is a sovereign socialist Assam. The organization has a political wing and a military wing. Paresh Barua was the head of the military wing. Arabinda Rajkhowa was the head of the political wing.

National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam:

The National Democratic Front of Bodoland is a separatist organization formed in 1986 to create a sovereign Bodoland for the Bodo people. The group has carried out several attacks targeting civilians, but has now signed a ceasefire with the government.

People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was founded on 25 September 1978 under the leadership of N Bisheshwar Singh. Their aim is to form a revolutionary front covering the entire North-East. Their aim was to unite the traditional groups such as Meithis, Nagas and Kukis and achieve autonomy for Manipur. Although it is a Meiti organisation, it claims to be an adivasi-trans organization that includes others as well.

Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front

United National Liberation Front (UNLF)

People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleepak (PREPAK)

Kangleepak Communist Party (KCP)

Kanglei Yol Kanba Loop (KYKL)

Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF)

All Tripura Tiger Force

National Liberation Front of Tripura

Jamiatul Mujahideen

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE):

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is a militant separatist group fighting in northeastern Sri Lanka fighting for an independent homeland for Hindu Tamils. The LTTE was founded by Velupillai Prabhakaran in the early 1970s. In May 2009, Prabhakaran was executed by the Sri Lankan armed forces. Former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE activists.

Students Islamic Movement of India:

SIMI, an Islamic fundamentalist organization, promoted the idea of ​​’Liberation of India through Islam’. SIMI, an organization of young militant students, had declared ‘Jihad’ against India. Many activists of the now-banned Popular Front of India are said to be former SIMI activists.

Deendar Anjuman:

The Deendar Anjuman sect was formed in 1924 by Hazrat Maulana Deendar Channabasaveshwara Siddiqui at Bellampet in Gulbarga District, Karnataka. According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, this Sufi sect was involved in 13 bomb blasts at various places of worship in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Karnataka. Siddiqui’s son was the mastermind of these attacks.

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) – People’s War:

The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) – People’s War organization was formed on 22 April 1980 in Andhra Pradesh. It was started by the most influential Naxal leader in the state, Kondapalli Seetharamaiah. Seetharamaiah was a member of the Central Organizing Committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist, (CPI-ML).

Maoist Communist Center (MCC)

The organization was first formed on October 20, 1969 under the name Dakshin Desh. In 1975 it was renamed as Maoist Communist Center (MCC). He did not stand by the merger of various Maoist parties.

Al Badr

Al Badr, formed in June 1998 with the aim of merging Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan, is still active. Al Badr was banned by the government on April 1, 2002.

Al-Qaeda:

A terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s. Working in coordination with several militant Islamic organizations. The terrorist organization that led the attack on the World Trade Center in the United States.

Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DEM):

Formed in 1987, the organization has taken the position that the Kashmir issue is primarily a religious issue and jihad is a must. Dukhtaran-e-Millat, a women’s organization, has not yet taken up arms and launched an attack.

Tamil Nadu Liberation Army (TNLA):

The TNLA originated from the activities of Pulavar Kaliaperumal, a Naxalite leader. The organization believes that independence is essential for Tamil Nadu and armed struggle is necessary to achieve independence.

Tamil National Retrieval Troops (TNRT)

Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj (ABNES)

Communist Party of India (Maoist)

Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA)

Kamatapur Liberation Organization

National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang)

Islamic State/Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant/Islamic State of Iraq and Syria:

The Islamic State is a transnational Sunni insurgent group operating mainly in western Iraq and eastern Syria. The organization first began operating under the name ISIL in April 2013. The offensive began in early 2014 when Iraqi government forces were driven out of major western cities.

Indian Mujahideen:

An organization formed by some individuals associated with the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HUJI) of Uttar Pradesh.

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