- The Union Home Ministry has declared the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), a Meghalaya-based insurgent group, as an “unlawful association” for another five years under Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967.
- The Meghalaya government recommended declaring the HNLC as an unlawful association under UAPA, 1967.
- HNLC is involved in violent activities and threats to India’s sovereignty and integrity.
- The group has declared objectives for the secession of areas in Meghalaya, predominantly inhabited by Khasi and Jaintia tribes.
- Engages in intimidation and extortion from the civilian population.
- The HNLC was previously banned in 2019.
- The group withdrew from peace talks with the Centre earlier this year, demanding the ban’s withdrawal as a precondition to continue negotiations.
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