Centre bans 9 Meitei extremist groups operating from Manipur for 5 years

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday said the government has banned nine Meitei extremist groups along with their associated organisations, primarily active in Manipur, citing their engagement in anti-national activities and carrying out deadly attacks on security forces.

According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the groups that have been banned for five years, are: Peoples’ Liberation Army generally known as PLA, and its political wing Revolutionary Peoples’ Front (RPF), the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and its armed wing Manipur Peoples’ Army (MPA).

The Peoples’ Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and its armed wing Red Army, the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and its armed wing (also called the Red Army), the Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup (KYKL), the Coordination Committee (CorCom) and the Alliance for Socialist Unity Kangleipak (ASUK) have also been banned.