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SIMI dares UP govt to ban it: PTI

The Students' Islamic Movement of India Sunday dared the Uttar Pradesh government to ban the organisation, saying it would only awaken Muslim students leading to their strong affinity towards it.

National president Shahid Badr told newspersons in Allahabad that before considering any move to ban Muslim organisations like SIMI, "the government should try to rein in the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal and Sangh Parivar which had been spearheading a campaign against SIMI".

Condemning the demand for a ban on the organisation, he said SIMI had been peacefully disseminating teachings of Islam and was not indulging in any subversive or anti-national activities.

Alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government were pursuing an anti-minorities agenda, the SIMI national president said, "Ever since the BJP came to power, atrocities against Muslims and Christians have increased manifold".

Elaborating on the awareness spread by SIMI, Badr said his organisation wanted to establish a state ruled by followers of Allah and in this regard, SIMI activists have undertaken a task to impart a true Islamic way of life among people, particularly to Muslims.

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