Meghalaya-based Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council banned for five years: MHA
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: The government issued a notification on Thursday designating the Meghalaya-based Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council as an "unlawful association" under the provisions of the anti-terror law UAPA. In the notification, a copy of which is with TNIE, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the move was taken in light of the unlawful activities committed by the HNLC in the past. According to the notification, there are existing circumstances "which render it necessary to declare the group, along with all its factions, wings, and front organizations, as an unlawful association with immediate effect." The MHA further stated, "The action has been taken in the exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, as the Central government believes that the HNLC has declared its objective for the secession of areas in the state of Meghalaya, largely inhabited by Khasi and Jaintia tribes, from India."
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