Office-bearer of banned PFI held in MP for 'conspiracy against govt'
Bhopal, Feb 4 (PTI): The Madhya Pradesh Police have arrested an office-bearer of the now-banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) from Bhopal on the charge of conspiring against the government and indulging in unlawful activities, an official said.
The arrest was made on Friday in connection with a case registered by the state police's Special Task Force (STF) last year, he said.
"PFI member Wasid Khan (26), a resident of Sheopur, was arrested under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 121A (conspiracy to wage war against govt), 153B (assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) besides the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act," the official said.
Khan was associated with the PFI and had been attending the organisation's various programmes and secret meetings since 2017, he said.
In 2019, Khan joined PFI's legal cell National Confederation of Human Rights Organisation (NCHRO) and held the post of its state general secretary, the official added.
Following his arrest, Khan was presented in a local court, which remanded him in police custody till February 8.
In September last year, the Centre had banned PFI and several of its associates for five years under a stringent anti-terror law, accusing them of having "links" with global terror groups like ISIS.
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Wayanad aid memorandum: Kerala CM slams media for "destructive journalism"
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday slammed a section of the media for allegedly spreading "fake news" about the memorandum prepared by the state government for central aid in the context of the Wayanad landslide disaster, terming it "destructive journalism."
"What is happening in Kerala is destructive journalism. A section of the media has turned into factories for creating controversies," Vijayan said at a press conference.
The Chief Minister said that Kerala has been discredited due to the fake news.
He alleged that after the media spread false information, a fake narrative emerged, claiming that Kerala was attempting to unfairly grab aid.
"The opposition also seized upon these reports. The aim behind these stories was to discredit the state government by any means," Vijayan added.
The CM clarified that it is not the ministers who prepare the memorandum in the wake of a disaster, but rather professionals who have proven expertise in the field.
He said that the media had misinterpreted the data prepared by these experts.
The figures in the memorandum are not exaggerated, but are projected estimates, he added.
