Guwahati, Assam: The Assam government has imposed a sweeping ban on the publication, circulation and possession, both physical and digital, of any radical or 'jihadi' material linked to terror outfits such as Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Ansar-Al-Islam/pro-AQIS and other affiliated groups, in a bid to curb extremist propaganda in the state.

In a notification issued by the Political (A) department of the Assam government, it stated, "The Assam government has decided to prohibit publication, printing, circulation, distribution, sale, exhibition, possession and storage, whether physical or digital of any radical or jihadi literature, documents, materials or digital content associated with Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Ansarullah Bangla Team (

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