Published on : 04 Dec 2025, 10:28 am

Guwahati: The Assam Government has issued a sweeping ban on jihadi literature linked to proscribed extremist organisations, invoking Section 98 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.

The notification on December 3 by the Political (A) Department, bans the publication, circulation, sale, storage and digital sharing of any material associated with Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Ansar-Al-Islam/pro-AQIS and similar banned outfits.

The order observes a communication from the Assam Police’s Law & Order branch and observations from the Judicial Department, both warning that such literature poses a serious threat to India’s sovereignty, internal security, communal harmony and public order.

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