The Government on Monday banned nine Meitei extremist groups and their associate organisations, which mostly operate in Manipur, for their anti-national activities and launching fatal attacks on security forces.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the groups declared banned for five years are the Peoples Liberation Army, commonly known as PLA, and its political wing, the Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF); the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and its armed wing, Manipur Peoples Army (MPA); the Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and its armed wing, Red Army; the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and its armed wing (also known as the Red Army); the Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup (KYKL); the Coordination Committee (CorCom); and the Alliance for Socialist Unity Kangleipak (ASUK).
PLA, UNLF, PREPAK, KCP, KYKL were declared banned by the MHA under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) years ago and the latest action extends the ban by five years. The declaration as outlawed by the other organisations is fresh.
In its notification, the MHA said the Central Government is of the opinion that if there is no immediate curb and control of the
Meitei extremist organisations they will take the opportunity to mobilise their cadres for escalating their secessionist, subversive, terrorist and violent activities.
