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

The notification, issued on December 3 by the Political (A) Department, prohibits 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 follows 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. Authorities highlighted t

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