The Maharashtra’s Police’s claims that seven organisations – which the activists arrested in the aftermath of the Bhima Koregaon violence case belong to – were banned, is reportedly incorrect. According to The Indian Express, only one out of the seven – the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF) – has been declared ‘unlawful’.
According to the report, the Revolutionary Democratic Front was declared unlawful by Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha under the respective state public safety laws. While Odisha Government banned the organisation 2005, Andhra Pradesh followed suit in 2012 and Telangana banned the outfit in August 2018.