By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Popular Front of India Chairman E. Abubacker has submitted a memorandum to the Home Ministry, National Security Adviser and National Investigation Agency seeking objective and fair treatment on the part of the concerned authorities and withdrawal of the alleged moves to restrict the activities of the organisation.
Terming the media reports as a misinformation campaign spearheaded by a section of channels against Popular Front of India quoting government sources, Abubacker expressed concern over the witch-hunt of the organisation and said that some forces are “working to create an atmosphere of fear and suspicion against us with intention of forcing the government to restrict the activities”.
The memorandum denied all charges levelled against the organisation in the alleged NIA dossier reportedly submitted to MHA. He called the media reports part of the smear campaign to tarnish the image of Popular Front of India among the common public.
It was also pointed out in the memorandum that Popular Front is a nationwide movement with tens of thousands of active members and lakhs of supporters across the country contributing to nation building by empowering the poor and the deprived and promoting services like health awareness and education. The memorandum requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to look into such matters and direct investigation and intelligence agencies to act objectively and ensure that justice is done.
The organisation has also sought opportunities to directly interact with these authorities to give its explanations and clarifications with regard to the reported allegations.
On September 12, 2017, an NIA report which alleged that the Popular Front of India (PFI), was alleged to have links with “terror” activities and called for banning the Muslim organisation made national headlines.
The report was submitted to the Union Home Ministry, claiming that the group has been involved in terror acts, including running terror camps and making bombs, and was a fit case to be declared banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The agency, according to The Indian Express, has cited PFI’s alleged involvement in four cases to support its claim — chopping off a professor’s palm in Kerala’s Idukki district, organising a training camp in Kannur from where the NIA reportedly seized swords, country-made bombs and ingredients for making IEDs, murder of RSS leader Rudresh in Bengaluru and plans to carry out terror attacks in South India by involving the outfit Islamic State Al-Hindi.
In an interview with TwoCircles.net earlier this month, PFI chairman had rebuked all the charges and had alleged that NIA was being misused as a weapon against the organisation by the BJP government.