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The central authorities on Tuesday declared the Nationwide Liberation Entrance of Tripura (NLFT), All Tripura Tiger Pressure (ATTF) and all of their factions, wings and entrance organisations as illegal associations for a interval of 5 years.
The Ministry of Dwelling Affairs (MHA) made the announcement by way of a notification declaring that the order will come into impact from October 3, 2023.
The MHA’s transfer comes after its consideration that the NLFT, the ATTF and their factions’ professed goal is to institution an impartial nation by secession of Tripura from India by way of armed battle in alliance with different armed secessionist organisations of Tripura and to incite indigenous individuals of Tripura for such secession.
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It was additionally noticed that the NLFT and the ATTF have been partaking in “subversive and violent activities, thereby undermining the authority of the government and spreading terror and violence among the people to achieve their objectives”.
“The two groups were also maintaining close nexus with other unlawful association of North East with the aim of mobilising their support,” the notification acknowledged.
Based on the MHA, the 2 organisations and their factions in pursuance of their goals and aims in latest previous engaged in violent and illegal actions that are prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of the nation.
In addition to, the 2 organisations and their factions are concerned within the killing of civilians and personnel belonging to the police and safety forces in addition to engaged in extortion of funds from the general public together with businessmen and merchants in Tripura.
The 2 teams and their factions have been establishing and sustaining camps in neighbouring international locations for the aim of protected sanctuary, coaching, and procurement of arms and ammunition, the notification acknowledged.
The MHA clarified that “the aforesaid activities of the NLFT and the ATTF are detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India and that they are unlawful associations”.
It additionally identified that if there isn’t any instant curb and management of the NLFT and the ATTF, they may take the chance to “mobilise their cadres for escalating their secessionist, subversive, and violent activities; propagate anti-national activities in collusion with forces inimical to India’s sovereignty and national integrity”.
Other than these, the MHA notification mentions that these teams “indulge in killings of civilians and targeting of the police and Security forces personnel; procuring and inducting illegal arms and ammunitions from across the international border; and extorting and collecting huge funds from the public for their unlawful activities”.
“Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) the Central Government hereby declares the National Liberation Front of Tnpura (NLFT) along with all its factions, wings and front organisations and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) along with all its factions, wings and front organisations as unlawful associations,” the notification learn.
“The Central Government, having regard to the above circumstances, is of the further opinion that it is necessary to declare the NLFT and the ATTF along with all their factions, wings and front organisations as unlawful associations and accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 3 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby directs that this notification shall, subject to any order that may be made under section 4 of the said Act, have effect from 3rd October, 2023 for a period of five years,” it added.