Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj

Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj
Leader(s) Ram Prasad Sharma
Raju Nepali
Active region(s) Northeast India, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar (India)
Ideology Maoism
Greater Nepal
Status India Designated as a terrorist organisation by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs

Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj (ABNES) is a group founded in 1979 in Varanasi, India, whose stated purpose is to work for the unity amongst, and welfare of Nepalese people residing in India.[1] On July 2002 it was declared a terrorist organisation, and banned by the Ministry of Home Affairs.[2][1]

Following this designation, Janardhan Thapa, an executive member of the group's central committee, announced that they would change their name and focus on "social and cultural activities".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Extremist Group — Akhil Bharat Nepali Ekta Samaj (ABNES)". Satp.org. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  2. ↑ "::Ministry of Home Affairs::". Mha.gov.in. 2011-12-07. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
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