Lok Sabha Question No. 122 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Spread of ISIS Activities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: LALUBHAI BABUBHAI PATEL, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*122 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 17,1937 (SAKA)

SPREAD OF ISIS ACTIVITIES

†*122. SHRI LALUBHAI BABUBHAI PATEL: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  Terrorist  Organisations  including  Islamic  State  of  Iraq and  Syria  (ISIS),  which  have  been  banned  under  the  Unlawful  Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967;

(b) whether the Government is aware that several youths are being lured to the ideologies of ISIS;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken/proposed to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  wean  away  the  youths  from  these terrorist organisations; and

(d) the measures taken to contain activities of ISIS and other terrorist organisations in the country?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO. †*122 FOR 08.12.2015

- (a): The Central Government has so far included thirty nine (39) organisations  as  Terrorist  Organisations  in  the  First  Schedule  of  the Unlawful  Activities  (Prevention)  Act,  1967.    The  list  is  attached  as Annexure.
- (b) to (d): The terrorist outfit,  Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) uses both  positive  and  negative  imagery  especially  in  the  social  media  to attract recruits from across the world for its so called global jihad to form a  caliphate.    However,  though  the  ISIS  has  not  been  able  to  influence/ attract  many  youth  from  India,    the  matter  continues  to  be  a  long-term national security concern for India. The Government is closely monitoring the  situation  and  has  directed  the  intelligence  and  security  agencies  to identify  potential  recruits  and  keep  them  under  surveillance.    The  Cyber space  is  being  closely  monitored  in  this  regard.    The  Ministry  of  Home Affairs held a meeting with all the Central agencies concerned and twelve State Governments on 01.08.2015 to assess the threat posed by ISIS/ISIL and  to  devise  a  strategy  to  deal  with  long  term  security  concerns  for India.

There  is close  and  effective  coordination  amongst  intelligence agencies  at  the  Centre  and  the  State  levels  to  contain  the  activities  of terrorist organisations. The Multi Agency Centre (MAC)  has  been strengthened and re-organized to enable it to function on 24x7 basis  for real  time  collation  and  sharing  of  intelligence  with  other  intelligence agencies and States, which ensures seamless flow of information between the States and the Central agencies.

India  has  Joint  Working  Groups  on  Counter  Terrorism  with  24 countries.    The  meetings  of  these  Joint  Working  Groups  are  being  held from time to time to discuss counter terrorism issues including ISIS/ISIL phenomenon  and  to  share  intelligence, experience, expertise,  good practices and issues of mutual concern.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 122 for 08.12.2015 regarding Spread of ISIS Activities.

1. Babbar Khalsa International
2. Khalistan Commando Force
3. Khalistan Zindabad Force
4. International Sikh Youth Federation
5. Lashkar-E-Taiba/Pasban-E-Ahle Hadis
6. Jaish-E-Mohammed/Tahrik-E-Furqan
7. Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen/Harkat-Ul-Ansar/Harkat-Ul-Jehad-E-Islami/ Ansar-Ul-Ummah (AUU).
8. Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen/ Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen Pir Panjal Regiment
9. Al-Umar-Mujahideen
10. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front
11. United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)
12. National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam
13. People's Liberation Army (PLA)
14. United National Liberation Front  (UNLF)
15. People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK)
16. Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP)
17. Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup (KYKL)
18. Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF)
19. All Tripura Tiger Force
20. National Liberation Front of Tripura
21. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
22. Students Islamic Movement of India
23. 23.
24. Deendar Anjuman
24. Communist  Party  of  India  (Marxist-Leninist)  --  People's  War,  all  its formations and front organizations
25. Maoist  Communist  Centre  (MCC), all its formations and Front Organisations
26. Al Badr
28. 27.
29. Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen

28. Al-Qaida
2. 29.
3. Dukhtaran-E-Millat (DEM)
4. 30.
5. Tamil Nadu Liberation Army (TNLA)
31. Tamil National Retrieval Troops (TNRT)
32. Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj (ABNES)
33. Organisations  listed  in  the  Schedule  to  the  U.N.  Prevention  and Suppression of Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Order, 2007 made under section 2 of the United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947 and amended from time to time.
34. Communist  Party  of  India  (Maoist)  all  its  formations  and  front organizations.
35. Indian Mujahideen, all its formations and front organizations.
36. Garo  National  Liberation  Army  (GNLA),  all  its  formations  and  front organizations.
37. Kamatapur  Liberation  Organisation,  all  its  formations  and  front organizations.
38. Islamic State/Islamic State of Iraq  and Levant/Islamic  State of Iraq and Syria/Daish, and all its manifestations.
39. National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) [NSCN(K)], all its formations and front organisations.

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