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The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal on Saturday confirmed the Centre’s decision to impose a five-year ban on Muslim League Jammu & Kashmir (Masrat Alam faction) and the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu & Kashmir under the anti-terror law.
The Tribunal, presided by Delhi High Court’s Justice Sachin Datta, observed that the two groups were Pakistan-sponsored organisations carrying out secessionist activities in Jammu & Kashmir with the aim of merging it with Pakistan and also to establish Islamic rule there.
It said there was substance in the Centre’s contention that these organisations were acting on behalf of Pak-based terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Hizbul Mujahideen and giving constant on-ground support to militant activities in the Kashmir Valley.
The Muslim League Jammu & Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) was declared outlawed for five years by the Centre under UAPA on December 27, 2023 on account of being involved in anti-national and secessionist activities.
Founded by the late Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) was outlawed for five years on December 31, 2023, for fomenting terrorism and spreading anti-India propaganda in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Tribunal was set up in January to assess whether there was “sufficient cause” behind the ban on the two groups.
Representing the Centre, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati and Advocate Rajat Nair produced before the Tribunal the evidence to back the ban on the two groups.
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