Centre Extends Ban on ULFA for 5 Years

Guwahati, November 29, 2019:

The Union Government on Wednesday has extended the ban on extremist outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), and its various factions, wings, and fronts, by five more years.

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In a press release, the extremist outfit has indulged in various "illegal and violent activities" intended to disrupt the "sovereignty and territorial integrity" of India in furtherance of its objective of liberating Assam and aligned itself with other unlawful associations of North Eastern Region to secede Assam from India."

Giving an account of the unlawful activities of the ULFA, the MHA stated, "And Whereas, the Central Government is of further opinion that the unlawful and violent activities which are attributed to ULFA include -- About seventy incidents of violence, either individually or in alliance with other insurgent groups of North East Region, during the period from January 1, 2015 to July 31, 2019; killing of thirty-two persons, including twenty-five civilians and seven security forces personnel, during the period from January 1, 2015 to July 31, 2019 and kidnapping of six persons, during the period from January 1, 2015 to July 31, 2019."

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"The Central Government, having regard to the activities of ULFA, mentioned above, and to meet the sustained and everincreasing violence committed by ULFA in the recent past

against the police, the armed forces and the civilians, is of the opinion that circumstances exist which render it necessary to declare ULFA to be an unlawful association with immediate effect and accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 3 of Aj11/29/2019 Centre extends ban on ULFA for 5 years", the notification read.

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