Decision to announced UNC as unlawful organisation is a political gimmick- Maoist
Source: IT News
Imphal, February 13 2017:
Rebel group Maoist Communist Party Manipur, today said that the decision of the CLP meeting to urge the Central government for announcement of UNC as unlawful organisation is nothing but a political gimmick.
In a statement the outfit said that if the state government felt it serious on the issue then it would have already declared the UNC as outlawed as there are provision which stated that taking up action against the organisation is in the purview of the state government.
As per the Indian Criminal Law amendment Act, 1908, it has been stated that the state can declare any association as unlawful under section 15 (1) of the section.