Hizb Ut-Tahrir Banned | 15 Oct 2024

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 45^th outfit to be banned in India Jaish-e-Mohammad and Laskar-e-Toiba.