Home Ministry Bans Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam Faction)
Union home ministry has banned Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) or MLJK-MA for five years under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. A home ministry notification has said party headed by Masarat Alam Bhat is known for its anti-India and pro-Pakistan propaganda and the objectives of MLJK-MA are to get freedom of Jammu and Kashmir from India so as to realize the merger of Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan and establish Islamic rule in Jammu and Kashmir, and mentioned these allegations as reasons among others to ban the organization.
The home ministry has also said the members of the MLJK-MA have been indulging in the secessionist activities in the Jammu and Kashmir.
The gazette notification has also alleged that the leaders and members of the MLJK-MA have been involved in raising funds through various sources including Pakistan and its proxy organisations for perpetrating unlawful activities, including supporting terrorist activities, sustained stone-pelting on Security Forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
It also alleged that the MLJK-MA and its members by their activities show sheer disrespect towards the constitutional authority and constitutional set up of the country and its leaders and members, particularly its Chairman Masarat Alam Bhat, have been indulging in unlawful activities, which are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty, security and communal harmony of the country.
For banning the organization, the ministry has also said that there had been a number of inputs showing linkages of the MLJK-MA with banned terrorist organisations and its members have been involved in supporting terrorist activities with an intent to create a reign of terror in the country, thereby endangering the security and public order of the State, and its anti-national activities also show disrespect and disregard to the constitutional authority and sovereignty of the State, hence an immediate and prompt action is required against the organization.
“The Central Government is of the opinion that if there is no immediate curb or control of unlawful activities of the Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction), it will use this opportunity to continue with the anti-national activities which are detrimental to the territorial integrity, security and sovereignty of the country and continue advocating the secession of Jammu and Kashmir form the Union of India while disputing its accession to the Union of India; and continue propagating false narrative and anti-national sentiments among the people of Jammu and Kashmir with the intention to cause disaffection against India and disrupt public order,” the notification said.
