Popular Front of India

Popular Front of India Flag The Popular Front of India is a confederation of Muslim organizations which is active in southern India . Its slogan is Naya Karavan : Naya Hindustan , which means The new travelling group and the new India The Front was formed on November 22, 2006 and is supported by the Karnataka Forum for Dignity (KFD), National Development Front (NDF), and Manitha Neethi Pasarai (MNP). These organisations are active in the states of Karnataka , Kerala , and Tamil Nadu , respectively. The Hindu . 12 December 2006 . Popular Front of India floated [1]

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Popular Front of India is a organisation with its stated purpose of all round empowerment of the deprived communities, especially Muslims who are backward in educational, economic, social and political fields, and striving to restore the rights of marginalized and oppressed communities. It started largely as a Kerala Muslim outfit as a successor to National Development Front (NDF)in 2006 and then acquired multi-state dimension by merging with National Development Front , Manitha Neethi Pasarai , Karnataka Forum for Dignity etc. The PFI has about 80,000 members and sympathizers all over the country. The organisation has various wings to cater to different section of the society like the National Women's Front for the womenfolk, and the Campus Front of India for students. PFI works in cooperation with the National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations and other Human rights activists in bid to curb human rights violation in the nation. The organisation has undertaken the task of campaigning for the Muslim Reservation in line with the Mishra Commission ( National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities ) report to address the inequality faced by Muslims. In 2012, the organisation conducted protests against the use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA] to detain innocent citizens. The Front formed broad-based alliance of different minority and civil rights leaders and groups against growing authoritarian and communal tendencies where steps taken included a national movement against UAPA, the Sikh-Muslim mission for communal harmony, the joint platform that has commemorated anti-Sikh riot of 1984 and Babri Masjid demolition of 1992. In 2012, the Government of Kerala informed the High Court their stand that the activities of Popular Front are inimical to the safety of the country and is "nothing but a resurrection of the banned outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in another form", in its argument to ban the organization's Indian Independence day's commemoration program, the "Freedom Parade". The High Court dismissed the Government's stand, however, upheld the ban imposed by the state Government. In July 2010, Kerala Police had unearthed country-made bombs, weapons and CDs and documents containing Taliban and Al-Queda propaganda from PFI activists. The raids conducted were termed undemocratic and unconstitutional by the leaders of PFI. As of 6 September 2010, as informed to the state high court by the Kerala government, no evidence has been found by the Police in its probe into the allegation of links to Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e Taiba (Let) or al-Qaeda. However, in April 2013 with a series of raids by Kerala Police on PFI centres across North Kerala found lethal weapons, foreign currency, human shooting targets, Bombs , bomb making materials, gun powder, swords etc on which police claims to be unmasking of "terror face" of PFI. In 2015, the Madras High Court issued a notice to the Commissioner of Police based on the PIL charging police for having given misleading information to HC on the 'unity march, a variant of the 'Freedom Parade'.The HC directed to register a case against the CoP and the SP, and Rs 3.3million as compensation for for 'loss of image, reputation and defamation.' The HC The organisation provided counter arguments to the allegations positioned against it in its 2012 nationwide campaign "Why Popular Front". The organisation is also known for its anti- Imperialist & anti- Zionist stance, as seen in the pro- Palestine protests in various parts of country in November 2012, and later in the July of 2014 with the nationwide solidarity campaigns christened "I am Gaza". The organisation is also know to support pro-democratic movements. In 2015, the Popular Front protested against the death sentence given to the head of a democratically elected leader, Mr. Mohamed Morsi and his followers. The protest was in front of the Egyptian embassy in New Delhi "Bangalore : PFI to Launch 'Why Popular Front' Campaign from Oct 10" . "Popular Front of India plans month-long campaign to highlight plight of jailed Muslims - The Times of India" . "Muslim Mirror » Death sentence to Morsi; Protest march in front of Egyptian embassy in New Delhi" .

Banned Indian Muslim political organisation ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Popular Front of India ( PFI ) is an Islamic political organisation in India, that engages in a radical and exclusivist style of Muslim minority politics. Formed to counter Hindutva groups, it was banned by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on 28 September 2022 for a period of five years. PFI was founded in 2006 with the merger of the Karnataka Forum for Dignity (KFD) and the National Development Front (NDF). The organisation described itself as a " neo-social movement committed to empower people to ensure justice, freedom and security". It advocates for Muslim reservations. In 2012, the organisation conducted protests against alleged use of the UAPA law to detain innocent citizens. PFI has often been accused of involvement in anti-national and anti-social activities by the Indian Government. In 2012, the Government of Kerala claimed that the organization was a resurrection of the banned terrorist outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), an affiliate of the Indian Mujahideen . PFI has often been in violent clashes with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in parts of Kerala and Karnataka. Activists have been found with lethal weapons, bombs, gunpowder, swords by the authorities. Several allegations have been made on the organization for having links with terrorist organizations such as Taliban and Al-Qaeda . The organisation has various wings to cater to different sections of society, including the National Women's Front (NWF) and the Campus Front of India (CFI). Including these wings, the ban by Ministry of Home Affairs extended to 8 affiliate organizations of PFI. The Economic Times . 28 September 2022 . Politics and Religion in India . The Times of India . Over the past years, Kerala and Karnataka have often witnessed violent clashes between workers of the Popular Front of India and the Sangh Parivar.

Banned Indian Islamist political organisation ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Popular Front of India ( PFI ) is an Islamist political organisation in India, that engages in a radical and exclusivist style of Muslim minority politics. Formed to counter Hindutva groups, it was banned by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on 28 September 2022 for a period of five years. PFI was founded in 2006 with the merger of the Karnataka Forum for Dignity (KFD) and the National Development Front (NDF). The organisation described itself as a " neo-social movement committed to empower people to ensure justice, freedom and security". It advocates for Muslim reservations. In 2012, the organisation conducted protests against alleged use of the UAPA law to detain innocent citizens. PFI has often been accused of involvement in anti-national and anti-social activities by the Indian Government. In 2012, the Government of Kerala claimed that the organization was a resurrection of the banned terrorist outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), an affiliate of the Indian Mujahideen . PFI has often been in violent clashes with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in parts of Kerala and Karnataka. Activists have been found with lethal weapons, bombs, gunpowder, swords by the authorities. Several allegations have been made on the organization for having links with terrorist organizations such as Taliban and Al-Qaeda . The organisation has various wings to cater to different sections of society, including the National Women's Front (NWF) and the Campus Front of India (CFI). Including these wings, the ban by Ministry of Home Affairs extended to 8 affiliate organizations of PFI. The Economic Times . 28 September 2022 . Politics and Religion in India . The Times of India . Over the past years, Kerala and Karnataka have often witnessed violent clashes between workers of the Popular Front of India and the Sangh Parivar.