Popular Front of India
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| Abbreviation | PFI |
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| Motto | Naya Karavan : Naya Hindustan |
| Formation | 22 November 2006 |
| Type | Voluntary Based Nonprofit organisation |
| Purpose | To establish an egalitarian society in which freedom, justice and security are enjoyed by all. |
| Headquarters |
G-66, 2nd Floor, Shaheen Bagh Kalindikunj, Noida Road, New Delhi – 110025, Tel/ Fax – 011 29949902 |
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Region served
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India |
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Chairman of the Front
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K.M. Shareef |
| Website | www |
G-66, 2nd Floor, Shaheen Bagh
The Popular Front of India is a Islamic fundamentalist organisation in India formed as a successor to National Development Front (NDF) in 2006 and then acquired multi-state dimension by merging with National Development Front, Manitha Neethi Pasarai, Karnataka Forum for Dignity etc. PFI portray it as a neo social movement in India committed to empower people to ensure justice, freedom and security. The organisation has various wings to cater to different section of the society like the National Women's Front for the womenfolk, and the Campus Front of India for students.
PFI works in cooperation with the National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations and other Human rights activists in bid to curb human rights violation in the nation. The organisation has undertaken the task of campaigning for the Muslim Reservation in line with the Mishra Commission (National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities) report to address the inequality faced by Muslims. In 2012, the organisation conducted protests against the use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA] to detain innocent citizens. The Front formed broad-based alliance of different minority and civil rights leaders and groups against growing authoritarian and communal tendencies where steps taken included a national movement against UAPA, the Sikh-Muslim mission for communal harmony, the joint platform that has commemorated anti-Sikh riot of 1984 and Babri Masjid demolition of 1992.
Since its inception, the organisation has been accused of various antisocial and anti national activities. The allegations include connections with various Islamic terrorist groups., possessing arms, kidnapping, murder, intimidation, hate campaign, rioting,Love Jihad and various acts of religious extremism, the most infamous among them being the Assault on professor T. J. Joseph who had set the controversial question paper insulting the Prophet Muhammed. However, the charges were refused by the PFI which alleged the accusations as baseless and fabricated to malign the organisation.
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