India renews 5-year ban on Sikh separatist group based in US
Publishing date: 09 July 2024
Published in: The Express Tribune
India on Tuesday extended the ban on a US-based Sikh separatist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for another five years, according to an official notification.
The group was first banned in 2019.
The SFJ outfit “propagates anti-national and separatist sentiments prejudicial to the territorial integrity and security of the country,” New Delhi said in the notification.
It also said the group continues “advocating the secession of Punjab (state) from Union of India and formation of Khalistan.”
The renewed ban will take effect from Wednesday.