Ban on SIMI Extended | 09 Aug 2024

Source: ET

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.

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