The Government of India today announced a list of 32 terrorist organizations or groups, operating mainly in Jammu and Kashmir, the north east and in Naxal-affected states. The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sri Prakash Jaiswal, made this announcement in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today. “A number of terrorist groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir and North-East have their hideouts in neighboring countries. Some of these groups, he said have hideouts in the hinterland or in the higher reaches of hills, which they keep changing,” Jaiswal said in his reply. The organizations have been notified as terrorists under POTA 2002 (since repealed) and they continue to remain as a banned outfits under the unlawful Activities (prevention) Amendment Ordinance, 2004. Prominent among groups featuring in the aforesaid section are Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Harkat-ul Mujahideen, Harkatul-Jejad-e-Islami, Jamiat-ul- Mujahideen, Jammua and Kashmir Islamic Front, Al-Badr, Tehrik-e-Mujahideen and Al Umar. All of the above are operating out of Jammu and Kashmir. United Liberation Front of Assam, All Tripura Tiger Force, National Democratic Front Bodoland and People’s Liberation Army are operating in the North-East region and are reportedly receiving funds from foreign countries, Jaiswal said. Full Story
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