Mumbai: On Thursday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) led the raids at the premises of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in 15 states. A total of 106 persons were arrested in the raid. PFI activists gathered outside the district magistrate's office in Maharashtra's Pune city on Friday to protest against it and also raised slogans of Pakistan Zindabad.
A video of PFI workers shouting Pakistan Zindabad slogans went viral on social media. However, due to the high noise there at that time, some parts of it are not clearly heard, but the media present there at that time confirmed the slogans being raised. Some PFI members were arrested by Pune Police and arrested this morning. The police also registered a case against them.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis, reacting to the same slogan-shouting incident, said that strict action will be taken in this matter. He said that we will take strict action against anyone who raises slogans of Pakistan Zindabad in Maharashtra. Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Nitesh Rana warned those raising such slogans. Along with this, he also demanded a ban on PFI. Sources said on Saturday, the code of biggest action against the members of the Popular Front of India spread across 15 states was 'Operation Octopus'. The NIA team had continuous inputs and several shreds of evidence on the basis of which these raids were conducted.
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