Therefore, the Ministry of Home Affairs has found it necessary to check the nefarious activities of this organization and hence has declared Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliated organizations as 'Unlawful Organization' under the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Operation Octopus
By the way, the background of the ban on PFI was prepared only two months ago when it’s nefarious conspiracy to blast PM Modi's Patna rally in July was exposed. Since then only the screws of the agencies had intensified on it.
On September 22 this month, when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with the state police launched the country's biggest operation 'Operation Octopus' against the PFI. Raids were conducted on PFI leaders and offices in 15 states. On 27 September 'Operation Octopus 2' was carried out.
The Popular Front of India (PFI)
The Popular Front of India (PFI) is a branch of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). SIMI was banned by the government in the year 2001.
PFI was created by merging three organizations from South India. During a meeting in Kozhikode in February 2009, the three constituents National Development Front (NDF) Kerala, Karnataka Forum for Dignity (KFD), Karnataka and Manitha Neethi Pasarai (MNP) Tamil Nadu merged to form PFI.
PFI organization is active in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal etc. On February 12, 2019, the Jharkhand government declared PFI as an unlawful organization under section 16 of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 1908.
