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| Centre bans Jamaat-e-Islami | | 'Activists enjoyed political patronage during PDP rule' | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 28: Socio-religious group Jamaat-e-Islami of Jammu & Kashmir has been banned by the central government. The order was issued late on Thursday, with a statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stating that the Jamaat has been declared illegal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
"Under Section 3 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the central government declares the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Jammu and Kashmir as an 'unlawful association'," said the statement issued by the MHA. After Crackdown on Separatists in Jammu & Kashmir, Home Ministry Airlifts 100 Para Companies to Srinagar.
Leaders linked to JeI were raided in the Valley last week, as part of a crackdown on separatist elements following the February 14 terror attack in Pulwama.
In the raids conducted by J&K Police on February 22-23, Jamaat chief Dr Abdul Hamid Fayaz, his spokesperson Zahid Ali and nearly two dozen cadres were taken into custody. The cadres were held up from several parts of South Kashmir, including Anantnag, Pahalgam, Dialgam and Tral.
The banning of Jamaat also comes days after the Tehreek-e-Mujahideen, a militant separatist group, was declared an "unlawful" organisation by the Home Ministry under the UAPA Act.
Notably, the JeI of Kashmir is not affiliated to the Jamaat-e-Islami functional in all other parts in India. The latter has taken a nationalistic stand since the independence, and had voiced against partition on theocratic lines. On the contrary, the Jamaat in the Valley has shared affiliations with the JeI of Pakistan.
Sources said that during the PDP led government in the state Jamaat activists enjoyed complete political patronage and carried out their activities without any fear. "These activists were leaving no stone unturned to carry forward the indoctrination campaign and put the youth on the path of the radicalization," they added.
In the NIA's banned list, there are some of the militant groups who are operating in the valley like Hizb-ul-Mujahideen/ Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Pir Panjal Regiment, Jaish-e-Mohammad/Tahrik-e-Furqan, Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen/ Harkat-ul-Ansar/ Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami, and Lashkar-E-Taiba/ Pasban-E-Ahle Hadis.
Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) is also banned group. Despite that this group has been operating in Kashmir although its chief Asiya Andrabi is presently in the jail. Every year, this group has been raising Pakistani flags to commemorate the Pakistan day.
Dukhtaran-e-Milat figures among the 36 militant groups in the banned list, framed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The NIA has put the DeM under "Schedule I - First Schedule (of the UA(P) Act, 1967) Terrorist Organisations".
DeM is an all women outfit, was founded in 1987, and has been advocating to separate J&K from India.
A source said that government has decided to completely ban this group. "This group won't be allowed to operate in Kashmir," the source said. "It is because of political parties that this group has been allowed to operate here." |
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