Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (Reporter) Accusing both Kerala's ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and Congress-headed opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) of being sympathetic to terror outfits. the BJP on Wednesday asked both combinations to explain their relationship with the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). "LDF and UDF have to explain their relationship with SDPI. Both fronts were always sympathetic with terror outfits," BJP state in-charge Prakash Javadekar said in a message on 'X.' Javadekar made the remarks while responding to the arrest of MK. Faizy, the National President of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) - allegedly a political front of the banned terrorist outfit PFI. "The revelations of the investigation before the court is that SDPI is nothing but PFI," he said. "Modi government banned PFI, and has exposed SDPI, whose president is arrested," he added. Faizy was arrested on March 3 from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The Special Court, Patiala House Court, has remanded him to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for 6 days. The ED initiated the investigation against PFI and others under PMLA, 2002. The investigators have claimed that the office bearers, members and cadres of PFI were conspiring and raising/collecting funds from within India and abroad through banking channels, Hawala, donations etc for committing and financing terrorist acts across India. During search proceedings conducted on December 3, 2020, at various locations belonging to PFI and its office bearers, the central agency claimed to have discovered and seized numerous incriminating documents and digital evidence. The ED has claimed the documents establish that PFI used to control, fund and supervise the activities of SDPI; that SDPI is a front of PFI having common members/cadres and leaders, and that SDPI was dependent on PFI for its day-to-day functions, policy making, selecting candidates for the election campaign, public programmes, cadre mobilisation and related activities. A document titled “Conceptual clarity about Organisation and Party” was recovered during the searches conducted at Unity House, Kozhikode (PFI’s Kerala State HQ). This document provides insight into the true objectives of the PFI, describing it as an organization committed to advancing an Islamic movement in India by endorsing the principles of Jihad in all forms, the agency has claimed. According to the investigators, PFI It positions itself internally as an Islamic movement and externally as a social movement. To achieve these goals, the PFI has established SDPI and several front organizations. A letter addressed to ‘Faizy Sahab’ was also said to have been recovered during the searches conducted at Unity House, Kozhikode, which mentions ‘Procedures of selecting candidates’ for state assembly and parliamentary elections. The document reveals that PFI was directing SDPI on the process of selecting candidates for both Assembly and Parliamentary elections, it has been alleged. The letter, addressed to "Faizy Sahab" (purportedly. M.K. Faizy), lays out a detailed and structured framework for candidate selection, involving multiple levels of the organisation. Further, there are several copies of the minutes of meetings and handwritten documents revealing evidence of PFI funding elections contested by SDPI, and the approval by the National Executive Council (NEC) of PFI for SDPI to collect funds in Gulf countries. The PFI is also said to have covered the legal expenses for SDPI members accused in criminal cases registered by the police which have been seized during the searches conducted at Unity House, Kozhikode. Another diary was allegedly seized which contains handwritten minutes of meetings of State Executive Committee (SEC) of PFI dated March 16-17, 2019 which reveals that PFI funded SDPI to the tune of Rs 3.75 crores for election-related purpose. The expenses made by PFI for and on behalf of SDPI, as mentioned in the diaries and other documents seized during the searches, are not reflected in the bank accounts of PFI. Such funds have been collected by PFI from foreign countries, mainly gulf nations, in furtherance of criminal conspiracy to raise funds to carry out violent and terrorist activities in India and such funds have also been raised locally in India in the name of Ramadan Collection (RC), the agency has claimed. Faizy was summoned under section 50 of PMLA, 2002, by this Directorate multiple times and was given as many as 12 opportunities, but he didn’t appear and evaded the investigation. Hence, a complaint was filed on March 28, 2024 by the ED against Faizy under section 174 of IPC before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Court, New Delhi for his non-appearance. The Court issued a Bailable Warrant (BW) on December 17, 2024 against Faizy, the ED claimed. Subsequently, upon non-execution of BW, a Non-Bailable warrant (NBW) was issued on January 17 against Faizy, but that also could not be executed despite efforts to trace his whereabouts, the agency claimed. The ED has attached movable and immovable properties amounting to Rs. 61.72 crore in this case till date. So far, nine prosecution complaints have been filed in the case before the Special Courts (PMLA). Further, 26 office bearers/members/cadres of PFI have already been arrested in this case includes the Chairman, General Secretary, office bearers, and members of PFI and State Executive Councils (NEC & SEC) of the PFI, as well as Physical Education (PE) Coordinators and Trainers who were providing weapons training to the PFI members and cadres...////...