NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday designated the Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction), or MLJK-MA, as an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities Prevention law, the Scroll news portal said.

The Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) is a separatist organisation led by Hurriyat Conference chairman Masarat Alam Bhat, who is imprisoned in Delhi`s Tihar Jail.

The Scroll quoted Home Minister Amit Shah as saying in a social media post that the organisation and its members are involved in `anti-national and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir supporting terrorist activities and inciting people to establish Islamic rule` in the Union Territory.

`The Prime Minister Narendra Modi government`s message is loudand clear that anyone acting against the unity, sovereignty, and integrity of our nation will not be spared and face the full wrath of the law,` wrote Shah.

The home ministry, in a notification, said that the leaders of the organisation have been involved in raising funds through various sources, including Pakistan and its proxy organisations, `for perpetrating unlawful activities`.

The ministry said that Bhat has been involved in unlawful activities, which are `prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty, security and communal harmony of the country`.

It also said that the Central government believes that the Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) will continue propagating `false narratives` and anti-national sentiments among the people of Jammu and Kashmir if there is no immediate curb or control of their activities.