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Centre took right decision…’: Maharashtra CM hails Amit Shah’s PFI ban

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Centre took right decision…’: Maharashtra CM hails Amit Shah’s PFI ban The centre on Wednesday declared the PFI and its associates, affiliates or fronts as ‘unlawful associations’ with immediate effect for a period of five years. Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday hailed the decision to ban the Popular Front of India (PFI) and said the centre had ‘taken the right decision’. “PFI which raises ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans does not have any right to raise such slogans in the country. It is a country of patriots. The home ministry…

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Kerala Congress, IUML welcome PFI ban: ‘Which Islam has persuaded them to…?

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Kerala Congress, IUML welcome PFI ban: ‘Which Islam has persuaded them to…? Senior Congress leader and former Kerala home minister Ramesh Chennithala said that the RSS should also be banned for “creating division in the society.” Union Muslim League (IUML) on Wednesday welcomed the Centre’s decision to ban the Popular Front of India (PFI) for its alleged terror-related activities but also demanded similar action against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. IUML leader M K Muneer strongly condemned the activities of the…

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PFI ban is like an internal surgical strike: MP home minister Narottam Mishra

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PFI ban is like an internal surgical strike: MP home minister Narottam Mishra The state’s home minister said the ban was necessary to stop the anti-national activities and I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this The ban and action against Popular Front of India (PFI) is like an internal surgical strike for the security of residents of our nation, said Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra said. Mishra, who raised demand of putting a ban on PFI last year, said, “This ban was necessary to stop the anti-national activities…

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Centre orders blocking of websites, social media accounts of PFI, affiliates

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Centre orders blocking of websites, social media accounts of PFI, affiliates An official said directions were being sent to social media companies including Facebook and Twitter to take down the accounts or any content related to PFI The Centre ordered the blocking of websites and social media accounts of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its eight affiliates to prevent them from propagating their activities hours after they were banned under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) late on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram…

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Yogi Adityanath hails PFI ban: ‘This is new India, individuals posing threat…’

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Yogi Adityanath hails PFI ban: ‘This is new India, individuals posing threat…’ The centre on Wednesday declared the PFI and its associates, affiliates or fronts as ‘unlawful associations’ with immediate effect for a period of five years. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday welcomed the ban on Popular Front of India (PFI) and called it a ‘commendable and welcomed’ move by the central government. He said the ban on PFI and affiliated organisations – which he claimed had participated in ‘anti-national’ activities – represented a “‘New India’, where…

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BJP attacks Uddhav Thackeray over PFI; When Fadnavis ‘was shocked to know’

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BJP attacks Uddhav Thackeray over PFI; When Fadnavis ‘was shocked to know’ BJP’s Amit Malviya shared a 2020 tweet of Devendra Fadnavis in which he questioned the BMC’s decision to tie up with the PFI for the burial of the Muslim victims of Covid-19. As the Centre on Wednesday banned the Popular Front of India for five years, BJP’s Amit Malviya attacked former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray for Mumbai’s civic body tying up with the PFI in 2020 for the burial of the Muslim victims of Covid-19. Digging up…

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AIMIM chief Owaisi does not support PFI ban, says ‘every Muslim youth will now be arrested’

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Owaisi does not support PFI ban, says ‘every Muslim youth will now be arrested’ Owaisi said it is a ban on any Muslim who wishes to speak his mind. “The way India’s electoral autarky is approaching fascism, every Muslim youth will now be arrested with a PFI pamphlet under India’s black law, UAPA,” Owaisi tweeted. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi condemned the five-year ban of the Popular Front of India, though he clarified that his stand is not in favour of PFI either. From his opposition to the UAPA, he said…

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