SHIVMOGA:Karnataka Home Minster Araga Jnanendra applauds the Center's ban on PFI and 5 others due to their ties to terrorism.  He welcomed the directives of the central government on Wednesday banning the Popular Front of India (PFI) and other institutions connected to it for five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

"I appreciate this. The communal PFI and its many affiliates, which were supporting terrorist actions in the nation, have been subject to proper measures by the central government "said Jnanendra. He further stated that the Center had gathered solid evidence and had taken prohibitive measures in order to protect the unity and integrity of the nation, calling the decision a "prohibitive action."

In a statement released late on Tuesday night, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) declared "the PFI and its allies or affiliates or fronts as an unlawful association with immediate effect."
The restriction was extended to PFI as well as its other fronts, such as Rehab India Foundation (RIF). National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Women's Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation, Rehab Foundation, Kerala as a "unlawful association," Campus Front of India (CFI).
The ban was placed on PFI and its associates, affiliates, or fronts for "engaging in unlawful activities, which are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty, and security of the country and have the potential to disturb public peace and communal harmony of the country and support militancy in the country," said the notification.

"The Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates, fronts, and associates, including Rehab India Foundation, are hereby declared to be unlawful organisations by the Central Government, acting in accordance with the authority granted by subsection (1) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967 (37 of 1967). 

 All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Women's Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation, Rehab Foundation, Kerala as an "unlawful association," National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), "the notification read.

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