MHA Extends Ban on Yasin Malik Led JKLF By Another 5 Years Under UA(P)A

Srinagar: Ministry of Home Affairs Saturday announced an extension of ban on Yasin Malik led ‘Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front’ as an “unlawful association” for another five years under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

“The Modi government has declared the ‘Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (Mohd. Yasin Malik faction)’ as an ‘Unlawful Association’ for a further period of five years,” Amit Shah wrote on X.

In 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had banned Yasin Malik’s outfit under the anti-terror legislation, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). Prior to this action, the government had also banned Jamat-e-Islami (JeI-J&K) under Section 3(1) of the UAPA.

The JKLF was similarly banned under the provisions of the UAPA, empowering the Centre to declare any association as unlawful by officially notifying it in the Official Gazette.