UP seeks ban on PFI for anti-CAA violence, DGP OP Singh writes to MHA

UP DGP OP Singh said on Tuesday that they had written to the Union Home Ministry, seeking a ban on the PFI

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Police personnel baton charge a protestor demonstrating against the Citizenship Amendment Act, in Varanasi, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 | Photo: PTI
Press Trust of India Lucknow
1 min read Last Updated : Dec 31 2019 | 5:02 PM IST

The Uttar Pradesh Police has sought a ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI), days after its complicity was suspected in the recent statewide violent protests against the amended citizenship law.

UP DGP OP Singh said on Tuesday that they had written to the Union Home Ministry, seeking a ban on the PFI after its Uttar Pradesh head, Wasim, and 16 other activists were arrested for allegedly masterminding the violence in the state capital during anti-CAA protests.

"We have written to the Union Home Ministry, recommending that the PFI should be banned," the DGP told reporters here.

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Topics :Citizenship BillUP PoliceCitizenship ActYogi AdityanathPFI

First Published: Dec 31 2019 | 4:10 PM IST

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