The Government of India has declared the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates or affiliates or fronts as unlawful associations with immediate effect for a period of five years. The move follows two rounds of massive countrywide raids on PFI leaders in terror fund cases.
In the notification, the union government said the PFI was involved in several criminal and terror cases and showed sheer disrespect towards the constitutional authority of the country. With funds and ideological support from outside, it has become a major threat to the internal security of the country, the notification in the gazette said.
“…in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activi…