Home ministry bans several Meitei extremist organisations in Manipur amid ethnic violence

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Meitei extremist organisations which have been declared 'unlawful associations' are: > Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) and its political wing, the Revolutionary Peoples’ Front (RPF) > United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and its armed wing, the Manipur Peoples’ Army (MPA) > Peoples’ Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and its armed wing, the ‘Red Army’, > Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and its armed wing, also called the ‘Red Army’ > Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup (KYKL) > Coordination Committee (CorCom) > Alliance for Socialist Unity Kangleipak (ASUK) All factions, wings and front organisations related to these organisations were declared "unlawful associations", the notification issued by the MHA stated on Monday. The decision to ban Meitei extremist organisations was taken to curb their “secessionist, subversive, terrorist and violent activities", the notification read.

The government believes that these organisations indulge in attacks on security forces, police and civilians in Manipur, the Hindustan Times reported. The ministry said the activities of the Meitei Extremist Organisations are considered "detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India and that they are unlawful associations".

The MHA was quoted as saying that these organisations have, as their professed aim, “establishment of an independent nation by secession of Manipur from India through armed struggle and to incite indigenous people of Manipur for such secession". The notification further said that the Centre is of the opinion that the Meitei extremist organisations have been “engaging in activities prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India...maintaining camps in neighbouring countries for the purpose of sanctuaries, training