Assam govt might move to MHA to ban PFI

Assam government is likely to write to the Union home ministry, seeking a ban on Popular Front of India (PFI) for its alleged role in the large scale violence in the state during anti-CAA protests on December 11 and 12. The state government is waiting for some evidence from the Central Forensic Laboratory (CFL) before taking a call on sending a proposal to the MHA to ban the organization.

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The Popular Front of India is an extremist and militant Islamic fundamentalist organisation in India formed as a successor to National Development Front in 2006. State government will approach the Centre to seek a ban on the PFI, claiming that its active involvement was found in the recent violent incidents in the state during the anti-CAA protests.