Srinagar, March 12 -- The Centre on Tuesday banned the Awami Action Committee, headed by Kashmir's influential cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Shia leader Masroor Abbas Ansari-led Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen for five years due to their alleged anti-national activities, supporting terrorism and fuelling secessionist activities.
With this, almost all constituents of moderate Hurriyat Conference have been banned by the government under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The two organisations - Awami Action Committee (AAC) and Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) - have been banned for a period of five years and the same could be contested after a Tribunal is constituted by the government.
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