Central Government declares Awami Action Committee & J&K Ittihadul Muslimeen as ‘Unlawful Associations’ under UAPA
STC NEWS DESK
STINAGAR, MARCH 11 (STC): Invoking Section 3(1) of the UAPA, the Central Government declared Awami Action Committee (AAC), led by Umar Farooq, as an unlawful association with immediate effect. The notification issued to this effect by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) specifies that this decision will remain in force for five years, subject to any order under Section 4 of the UAPA.
Besides, the Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM), led by Masroor Abbas Ansari, has also been declared an unlawful association for a period of five years.
The MHA notification reads that AAC has been indulging in unlawful activities that are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty, and security of India. It further alleged that AAC members have supported terrorist activities, engaged in anti-India propaganda, and mobilized funds for separatist and unlawful activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
The notification cited multiple criminal cases against AAC members, including a charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2018 and several FIRs registered in Nowhatta, Safakadal, and Kothi Bagh police stations for speeches, stone-pelting, and other activities against the Government of India. The government maintained that AAC and its leaders have repeatedly attempted to destabilize law and order, incite violence, and advocate for the secession of Jammu and Kashmir from India.
Meanwhile, the MH has also declared the Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM), led by Masroor Abbas Ansari, as an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, for a period of five years.
As per a notification, the government stated that JKIM has been engaging in unlawful activities, posing a threat to India’s integrity, sovereignty, and security. The organization has been accused of supporting terrorist activities, spreading anti-India propaganda, and mobilizing funds for separatist movements in Jammu and Kashmir, it reads. (STC)
