New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Captain Brijesh Chowta on Friday said that the backdoor entry of banned Popular Front of India (PFI) into electoral politics through Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) was a "direct threat" to national security.

"PFI's backdoor entry into electoral politics poses a direct threat to national security," Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Chowta told the Lok Sabha.

He raised the matter during Zero Hour while alleging that cadres of the banned PFI may be regrouping through the SDPI to re-enter public life. The MP also criticised the Karnataka government, stating that its tacit understanding with the SDPI had enabled the outfit to amplify its presence in local electoral politics.

Referring ...