n The Union Government headed by Narendra Modi on Sunday declared another pro-Pakistan separatist amalgam Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) as an ‘unlawful association' under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). The decision was announced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Shah said the group was found spreading anti-India propaganda and continuing terror activities to fuel secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said under Modi’s zero-tolerance policy against terrorism, any individual or organisation found involved in anti-India activities would be thwarted. “The ‘Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, J&K (TeH) has been declared an ‘Unlawful Association’ under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The outfit is involved in forbidden activities to separate J&K from India and establish Islamic rule,” Shah wrote on ‘X’.
The pro-Pakistan group was earlier headed by deceased separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who Masarat Alam Bhat succeeded. Bhat is also known for his anti-India and pro-Pakistan propaganda.
Bhat is currently in jail and his party the Muslim League of Jammu Kashmir was declared a banned organisation on December 27. One more separatist organisation Democratic Freedom Party led by Shabir Shah was also banned by the Union Home Ministry.
