The Gazette of India
•EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 202] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1984/VAISHAKHA 11, 1906
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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
New Delhi, the 1st May, 1984
NOTIFICATIONS
S.O. 338(E).—Whereas the organisation
known as 'Dal Khalsa'—
2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PARTIT—SEC. 3(ii)] and disruption ot me territorial integrity of India through its activities ;(ii) whose office-bearers and activists have extended support to the creation of 'Khalistan', a separate State, by raising pro-Khalistan slogans and through such activities as burning the Indian national flag and participating in gatherings and demonstrations to promote the cause of a separate State of khalistan ;
And Whereas the Central Government is nf the opinion that for the reasons aforesaid, the "Dal Khalsa' is an unlawful association :
And Whereas the Central Government is further of the opinion that because of the raising of pro- Khalistan slogans and other activities of the office- bearers and activists of the 'Dal Khalsa1, it is neces- sary to declare the 'Dal Khalsa' to be unlawful with immediate effect ;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers con- ferred by sub-section 0 ) of section 3 of the Unlaw- ful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the Central Government hereby declares the 'Dal Khalsa' to be an unlawful association, and directs, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (3) of that section, that this notifica- tion shall, subject to anv order that may be made under section 4 of the said Act, have effect from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.
[File No. 4|12|84-TJ S.O. 339(E).—Whereas the organisation known as the 'National Council of Khaustan' (hereinafter referred to as the Council)—
(i) which had through the declaration of Shri Balbir Singh Sandhu, its Secretary General, proclaimed as its objective the establishment of an autonomous, separate Sikh State of "Khalistan" has been encou- raging the secessionist and violent acti- vities of the organisation known as 'Dal Khalsa' ;
(ii) whose Secretary General, Shri Balbir Singh Sandhu has been extending support to the demand for 'Khalistan', a separate State in his talks with newspaper corres- pondents and others and by hoisting a ilag purporting to be the flag of ths so- called Khalistan on the 26th January, 1984 ;
(iii) whose President, Dr. Jagjit Singh Chauhan had written to Shri Balbir Singh Sandhu regarding election of a new President for the Council and who had also issued a paper carrying the insignia of the so-cal- led Republic of Khalistan ;
And whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that for the reasons aforesaid, the Council is an unlawful association ;
And whereas the Central Government is further of the opinion that because of the talks, utterances, writings and other activities of the President and Secretary General of the Council, it is necessary to declare the Council to be unlawful with im- mediate effect ;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers confer- red by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967)., the Central Government hereby declares the 'Na- tional Council of Khalistan' to be an unlawful as- sociation and directs, in exercise of the powers oon- ferred by the proviso to sub-section (3) of that section that this notification shall, subject to any order that may be made under section 4 of the said Act, have effect from the date of its publica- tion in the Official Gazette.