New Delhi: The Indian government has banned the Islamic Research Foundation of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik . The ban has been imposed by the Government of India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Delhi High Court Chief Justice Justice D.N. Patel's tribunals today raised the matter for a preliminary hearing.
The country's Solicitor General Tushar Mehta then spoke in the High Court. The Union Home Ministry has issued a notification saying, "The Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) has been involved in activities that are contrary to the security of the country and can harm peace and communal harmony and disrupt the secular atmosphere of the country.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section (1) of Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) (UAPA), the Central Government has declared IRF as an illegal organization.'
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