The Popular Front of India (PFI) was banned by the central government

The Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) on Wednesday morning banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) for five years under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA).

MHA also banned PFI associates, including the Rehab India Foundation(RIF) and Campus Front of India, for five years under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA).

On banning, the MHA issued the gazette notification a day after the second nationwide crackdown on the radical outfit in five days with police teams across seven states conducting raids Tuesday and detaining or arresting more than 270 people with alleged links to the radical outfit.

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 ministry said in its notification.