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The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 166] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MAY l, 1982/VAISAKHA 11, 1904

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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

New Delhi, the 1st May, 1982

S.O. 295(E).—Whereas the organisation known as 'Dal

Khalsa—

(i) which had declared as its main objective the es- tablishment of a complete autonomous 'Khalsa State' has, in pursuance of its objective, been pleaching secession and disruption of the terri- torial integrity of India through its activities ;

(ii) had in furtherence of the aforesaid objective, em- ployed five of the members, of the 'Dal Khalsa' to hijack an aircraft of the Indian Airlines to129 GI/82 ( I)

liiij has by owning up responsibility foi the incidents which took place in Amritsar on the 26th April, 1982 when iwo severed heads of cows were found placed nenr Hindu temples, followed by jN threat to repeat such incidents in futme, mode clear its intention to continue to resort w acti- vities prejudicial to the maintenance of public order and harmony between different religious croups ;

And where.is, the Cential Government Is of (he opinion that for the reasons aforesaid, tl'e 'Dal Khalsa' id an unlawful association ;

And whereas, the Central Government is further of the opinion that because of the acts of terrorism and violence and trie iccent acts of sacrilege owned by members of 'Dal Khalsa' il n necessary to decline the 'Dal khaisa' to be unlawful with immediate effect ;

Now therefore in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Pievention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967). the Central Government hereby declares (he 'Dal Khalsa' to be an unlawful associa- tion, and directs, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso lo sub-section (3) of that section, that tbiu noti- fication shall, subject to any order that may be made undei section 4 of the said Act, have effect from ihe date of ih publication in the Official Gazette.

[F. No. 4|19|R1-Tt S.O. 296(E).—Whcims the oiitjnii.ition known .is "the National Council of Khahstan' iliticinuftei leferred to as the Council) :—

(i) which had through ihe declaration of Shri Balbir Smith Sandhu, its Secretary General, proclaimed at jts objective the establishment of an autono- mous, separate Sikh State ol 'Khahslan' has been encouraging the seressionist and violent activities of [he organisation Known as 'Dal Khalsa' ;

'ii) had, in furtherance ol the aforesaid objective, in- dulged in secessionist aclivjty by issuing— (a) live dollar ciurcncy Noles of the so-called

Republic of 'Khalistan' ;

(b) postage stamps of 'Khalistan' ; and (c) pass-portu of the so-called Government of 'Khalistan' ;

And whereas, the Central Government is of opinion that for Ihe reasons aforesaid, the Council is an unlawful association ;

And whereas, the Central Government is further of the opinion that because of the encouragement being given to the 'Dal KJialsa¹ by the Council for the furtherance of ita objective it 'is necessary to declare the Council lo be unlawful with immediate effca;

Now, thciefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. 1967 (37 of 1967), the Cential Govern- ment hereby declares 'the National Council of Khalistan' to be an unlawful association and .directs, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso lo sub-action (31 of that section, that this notification shall, vmhject to any order that may be made under section -1 of the said Act, have effect fiom the date of its publication in the Offlcla] Gazette.

[F. No. 4|19|81-T] G. S. GREWAL, It. Secy.