Govt bans J&K Tehreek-e-Hurriyat under UAPA for trying to 'establish Islamic rule'

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New Delhi: The government on Sunday declared pro-Pakistan separatist amalgam Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) Jammu and Kashmir a banned organisation for fomenting terrorism and spreading anti-India propaganda in the Union territory...

Announcing the decision, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the group was found spreading anti-India propaganda and continuing terror activities to fuel secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir...

He said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modis zero-tolerance policy against terrorism, any individual or organisation found involved in anti-India activities would be thwarted...

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 was succeeded by Masarat Alam Bhat..

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