India bans PFI

The India government has banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates, including the Rehab India Foundation (RIF) and Campus Front of India, for five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday morning issued a gazette notification in this regard.

The ministry in its notification said the PFI and its associates, affiliates, and fronts have been indulging in unlawful activities, which are prejudicial to India’s integrity, sovereignty, and security, have the potential of disturbing public peace and communal harmony, and supporting militancy in the country.

The government also arrested more than 270 people with alleged links to the party.