The State Government has banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and its frontal organisations including Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), as unlawful associations for one year with effect on and from August 17, reports Telangana Today on October 31. It has declared the CPI-Maoist and its front organisations – Radical Youth League (RYL), Rythu Coolie Sangham (RCS), Radical Students Union (RSU), Singareni Karmika Samakhya (SIKASA), Viplava Karmika Samakhya (VIKASA), All India Revolutionary Students Federation (AIRSF) and Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF) as unlawful associations for a further period of one year with effect on or from August 17. In the exercise of powers conferred by Sub-Section (1) and (4) of Section 3 of Telangana Public Security Act-1992, the Government declared these organizations as unlawful associations. The notification issued in 2019 banning the CPI-Maoist was expired on August 17.