 On 1 August 1991, the organization had also demanded that the Government of India hold a plebiscite in Kashmir to determine whether the people of that province wish to remain in India or secede.Viewing these acts as constituting clear-cut sedition, the Government of India exercised the powers conferred on it by Section 3 (1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, declaring it an unlawful association because had been carrying out unlawful activities.Later, a tribunal order endorsed this notification.