Outfits were inciting people to create trouble: Shah
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, Mar 11: The Centre on Tuesday banned the Awami Action Committee (AAC), headed by Kashmir’s influential cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Shia leader Masroor Abbas Ansari-led Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) for five years due to their alleged anti-national activities, supporting terrorism and fuelling secessionist activities.
With this, barring the People’s Conference led by Bilal Lone, all other constituents of moderate Hurriyat Conference have been banned by the Government under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The two organisations — Awami Action Committee (AAC) and J&K Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) — have been banned for a period of five years and the same could be contested after a Tribunal is constituted by the Government.
In a post on X, Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote about the banning of these two organisations saying they were found inciting people to cause law and order situations, posing a threat to the unity and integrity of Bharat.
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“Anyone found involved in activities against the nation’s peace, order, and sovereignty is bound to face the crushing blow of the Modi Govt,” he said.
In two notifications, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the AAC and JKIM are indulging in unlawful activities that are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty and security of the country.
The Home Ministry said the leaders and members of AAC and JKIM have been involved in mobilising funds for perpetrating unlawful activities, including supporting secessionist, separatist and terrorist activities in J&K.
It said their members by their activities show sheer disrespect towards the constitutional authority and constitutional setup of the country and the outfits are involved in promoting and aiding the secession of J&K from India by involving in anti-national and subversive activities, sowing seeds of disaffection amongst people.
The AAC and JKIM are exhorting people to destabilise law and order, encouraging the use of arms to separate J&K from the Union of India and promoting hatred against the established Government, the Ministry said.
The notification cited several cases and chargesheets filed by the J&K Police and the National Investigation Agency against the members of the AAC for their alleged involvement in unlawful activities.
The cases registered against AAC leaders like the Mirwaiz, Mushtaq-ul-Islam, Nisar Ahmad Rather and Nisar Ahmad Bhat include shouting slogans against the integrity of India and for delivering a speech stating that they would struggle till J&K is not separated from Union of India, and for also pelting stones.
Another case against the Mirwaiz was for supporting the ‘Hartal’ call given by Syed Ali Shah Geelani for August 3, 2011 and for instigating the general people and the youth of the valley for waging war against the sovereignty of India.
The AAC and JKIM will continue propagating false narrative and anti-national sentiments among the people of J&K with the intention to cause disaffection against India and disrupt public order and escalate secessionist movements, support militancy and incite violence in the country, the MHA said.(PTI)
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