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CHENNAI, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024

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Part II—Section 1

Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the

public issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

PUBLIC DEPARTMENT

(SC)

DECLARATION OF THE FOUR FACTIONS OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR PEOPLES LEAGUE (JKPL) NAMELY

JKPL (MUKHTAR AHMED WAZA), JKPL (BASHIR AHMAD TOTA), JKPL (GHULAM MOHAMMAD KHAN

@ SOPORI) ALSO KNOWN AS JAMMU AND KASHMIR PEOPLES POLITICAL LEAGUE AND JKPL (AZIZ

SHEIKH) LED BY YAQOOB SHEIKH AS “UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATIONS” UNDER THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES

(PREVENTION) ACT, 1967.

[G.O.No.SS.I/193-1/2024, Public (SC), 23rd April 2024, சித்திைர 10, குேராதி,

திĉவள்čவர் ஆண்Ă-2055.]

No. II(1)/PUSC/10(i)/2024.

The following Notifi cation of the Ministry of Home Aff airs, Government of India, New Delhi No. S.O. 1415(E),

dated the 15th March, 2024 is republished:-

S.O. 1415(E).-Whereas, the four factions of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL), namely, JKPL (Mukhtar

Ahmed Waza), JKPL (Bashir Ahmad Tota), JKPL (Ghulam Mohammad Khan @ Sopori) also known as Jammu and

Kashmir Peoples Political League and JKPL (Aziz Sheikh) led by Yaqoob Sheikh, are indulging in unlawful activities,

which are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty and security of the country;

And, whereas, members of the abovesaid factions of JKPL have remained involved in supporting terrorist activities

and anti-India propaganda for fuelling secessionism in Jammu and Kashmir;

And, whereas, the leaders and members of the abovesaid factions of JKPL have been involved in mobilising violent

protests in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir for perpetrating unlawful activities, including sustained stonepelting

on Security Forces in Jammu and Kashmir;

And, whereas, abovesaid factions of JKPL have constantly asked to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to refrain

from taking part in elections and thereby targeted and hampered the very basic constitutionally recognised fundamentals

of Indian democracy;

And, whereas, the members of abovesaid factions of JKPL, by their activities show sheer disrespect towards the

constitutional authority and constitutional set up of the country;

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And whereas, abovesaid factions of JKPL are involved in promoting, aiding and abetting secession of Jammu

and Kashmir from India by involving in anti-national and subversive activities; sowing seeds of dis-aff ection amongst

people; exhorting people to destabilise public order; encouraging the use of arms to separate

Jammu and Kashmir

from

the Union of India; promoting hatred against established Government, giving clarion call to boycott elections on

multiple occasions and for ‘Black Day’ and Shutdown on the Republic Day and Independence Day of India in Jammu

and Kashmir;

And, whereas, the Central Government is of the opinion that if there is no immediate curb or control of unlawful

activities of the abovesaid factions of JKPL, they will use this opportunity to–

(i) continue with the anti-national activities which are detrimental to the territorial integrity, security and sovereignty

of the country;

(ii) continue advocating the secession of Jammu and Kashmir form the Union of India while disputing its

accession to the Union of India; and

(iii) continue propagating false narrative and anti -national sentiments among the people of Jammu and

Kashmir with the intention to cause disaff ection against India and disrupt public order;

And, whereas, the Central Government for the above mentioned reasons is fi rmly of the opinion that having regard

to the activities of the abovesaid factions of JKPL, it is necessary to declare the abovesaid four factions of Jammu and

Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL), namely, JKPL (Mukhtar Ahmed Waza), JKPL (Bashir Ahmad Tota), JKPL (Ghulam

Mohammad Khan@Sopori) also known as Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Political League and JKPL (Aziz Sheikh) led

by Yaqoob Sheikh as ‘unlawful associations’ with immediate eff ect;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities

(Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the Central Government hereby declares the four factions of Jammu and Kashmir

Peoples League (JKPL), namely, JKPL (Mukhtar Ahmed Waza), JKPL (Bashir Ahmad Tota), JKPL (Ghulam Mohammad

Khan @Sopori) also known as Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Political League and JKPL (Aziz Sheikh) led by Yaqoob

Sheikh as unlawful associations;

The Central Government, having regard to the above circumstances, is of fi rm opinion that it is necessary to declare

the four factions of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL), namely, JKPL (Mukhtar Ahmed Waza),JKPL (Bashir

Ahmad Tota), JKPL (Ghulam Mohammad Khan @Sopori) also known as Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Political League

and JKPL (Aziz Sheikh) led by Yaqoob Sheikh as ‘unlawful associations’ with immediate eff ect, and accordingly, in

exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 3 of the said Act, the Central Government

hereby directs that this notifi cation shall, subject to any order that may be made under section 4 of the said Act, have

eff ect for a period of fi ve years from the date of its publication in the Offi cial Gazette.

[F. No. 14017/15/2024-NI-MFO]

Pකඉඞඍඍඖ Vඉඛඐඑඛගඉ,

Additional Secretary.

(Re-published by Order of the Governor)

K. NANTHAKUMAR,

Secretary to Government.