'Why Only PFI, Govt Should Ban RSS Also', Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh After Centre Bans PFI

He said that both PFI and RSS are equal and so government should ban both

While BJP tributaries from every state have been welcoming the move of banning the Popular Front of India (PFI), Congress MP and Lok Sabha Chief Whip, Kodikunnil Suresh said that both PFI and RSS are equal and so government should ban both.

He further questioned, "Why only PFI?"

"We demand for RSS also to get banned. PFI ban is not a remedy, RSS is also spreading Hindu communalism throughout the country. Both RSS & PFI are equal, so govt should ban both. Why only PFI?" Congress leader Suresh said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

As per the official notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the outfit and its associates or affiliates or fronts have been banned for a period of 5 years. After multiple raids by various central and state agencies on the Popular Front of India (PFI) across the country, the Centre on Tuesday declared the organisation and its associates or affiliates or fronts as an "unlawful association".

As reported earlier, the government cited its association with the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and its linkage with Jamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), both of which are proscribed organisations.

The government also banned Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India(CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Org (NCHRO), National Women’s Front, Jr Front, Empower India Foundation & Rehab Foundation, Kerala are some of the other organisations.