Srinagar: After banning Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), the Government of India on Thursday declared Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) headed by Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah as an “unlawful association”. The party has been banned for five years.
Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party was formed in 1998 by Shabir Ahmad Shah, who is currently in jail since
In the notification, the government of India said that the founder of the JKDFP had called Kashmir a ‘dispute’ and ruled out any settlement within the framework of the Constitution of India.
According to the MHA, the members of the JKDFP have been at the forefront of “secessionist activities” in Jammu and Kashmir and want to create a separate Islamic State.
It further says that the JKDFP and its leaders or members, particularly its founder Shabir Ahmad Shah, have been indulging in unlawful activities, which are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty, security and communal harmony of the country.
It states that the JKDFP and its members have been involved in the violent militant activities with an intent to create a reign of terror in the country, thereby endangering the security and public order of the state, and its anti-national activities also show disrespect and disregard to the constitutional authority and sovereignty of the state.
According to the notification, the government of India said that if there is no immediate curb or control of unlawful activities of the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, it will use this opportunity to continue with the “anti-national activities” which are detrimental to the territorial integrity, security and sovereignty of the country.
