Rapid Fire
Ban on SIMI Extended
- 09 Aug 2024
- 1 min read
A judicial tribunal has confirmed the five-year extension of the ban imposed on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
- It said the outfit has not abandoned its objective of 'Jehaad' for the cause of Islam and that it continues to work for the establishment of Islamic rule in India.
- The tribunal was constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA).
- UAPA aims to prevent and combat unlawful activities that threaten the sovereignty, integrity and security of India.
- As many as 10 state governments have recommended the declaration of SIMI as an "unlawful association" under the provisions of the UAPA.
- The SIMI was first declared outlawed in 2001 and since then the ban has been extended periodically.
- SIMI was founded on 25th April 1977, at Aligarh Muslim University as a youth group linked to Jamaat-e-Islami-Hind (JEIH). It became independent in 1993.
