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Hizb Ut-Tahrir Banned
- 15 Oct 2024
- 1 min read
Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) banned Hizb-Ut-Tahrir under section 35 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (UAPA).
- It was engaged in acts of terror, including radicalising gullible youth to join terrorist organisations and fund their activities.
- They hold ‘Dawah' gatherings (Islamic outreach or proselytisation) to persuade naive youth to commit terrorist acts.
- It aims to establish an Islamic state and caliphate globally, including in India, through jihad and terrorist activities.
- Section 35 of the UAPA, 1967 empowers the government to declare an organisation as unlawful if it engages in activities promoting terrorism or secession.
- Hizb-Ut-Tahrir is an international Islamic organisation formed in Jerusalem in 1953.
- It is headquartered in Lebanon and it operates in at least over 30 countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia.
- It became the 45th outfit to be banned in India Jaish-e-Mohammad and Laskar-e-Toiba.
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