Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI:
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today has thanked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for declaring PFI and other eight organisations affiliated with it as Unlawful Organizations.
“I welcome the step that is taken by the Govt of India towards securing National interest and internal security. I thank the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for declaring PFI and other eight organisations affiliated with it as Unlawful Organizations,” said CM Sawant.
He further said that the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is firm and committed to protect India against divisive and anti-India forces.
Following multiple raids across the country and arrests by the central agencies, a radical outfit, Popular Front of India (PFI), was banned for five years by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for its alleged links to terror funding.
In addition to this, PFI’s associate organisations – Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), National Women’s Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation and Rehab Foundation, Kerala – were also banned.
The demand to ban the outfit was made by several states. The decision was taken based on the report of the investigating agencies.
On September 22 and September 27, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and state police conducted raids on the PFI.
