SRINAGAR, March 12 -- Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday banned the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Awami Action Committee (AAC) and Masroor Abbas Ansari-led Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, for five years.

In two separate notifications, the Home Ministry cited the organizations' involvement in activities that threatened the sovereignty, integrity, and security of India.

According to the notification, AAC members have been supporting militant activities, propagating anti-India narratives, and mobilising funds for secessionist movements in Jammu and Kashmir.

The government has also accused the group of inciting violence, promoting disaffection against the Indian state, and encou...