Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and former Chief Minister Maywati lambasted the Central government for selectively targeting the Popular Front of India (PFI) and said that people are worried as it looks more like a step taken by the government in self-interest and to appease the Sangh.
The Popular Front of India, its origins, presence, and controversies
If organisations like PFI is a threat to the internal security of the country, why hasn’t the government considered banning similar organisations, she asked, adding that the demand to ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has surfaced from Opposition quarters.