The State government has declared the Communist Party of India (Maoist) as an unlawful association for one more year under the Andhra Pradesh Public Security Act, 1992.
The government has also imposed a ban for one year on the frontal organisations of the CPI (Maoist) such as the All India Revolutionary Students’ Federation (AIRSF), Gramina Pedala Sangham (GPS), Radical Students’ Union (RSU), Singareni Karmika Samakhya (SIKASA), and Viplava Karmika Samakhya (VIKASA).
On November 11, 2005, the government had issued a notification and published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette declaring the CPI (Maoist) and its affiliated organisations as unlawful associations, and extended the notification year to year.
As the banned organisations continued to indulge in unlawful activities, the government issued orders declaring them as unlawful on August 21, 2025, under Sub-Sections (1) and (4) of Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Public Security Act, 1992.
Published – August 22, 2025 05:37 am IST
