New Delhi: The ban on Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), the institution of Islamic cleric Zakir Naik, will continue. The Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) imposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs has been upheld. India's Home Ministry has declared the IRF an unlawful association. The central government banned the IRF on the basis of information related to various cases registered against Zakir Naik and other members of the IRF under the provisions of the IPC, the Information Technology Act and the UAPA, 1967.
The central government found that IRF founder and chief Zakir Naik was encouraging and helping his followers to try or promote them on the basis of feelings of religion, animosity or enmity, hatred or malice. The Centre also observed that even after fleeing to Malaysia in 2016, Zakir Naik continued to reach out to his followers. He propagated his radical thinking through videos and posts on social media. promoted hatred and enmity between different religious communities. The youth indulged in forced conversions. Not only this, Zakir had also made indecent statements against the Hindu community, Hindu gods and other religions.
At the same time, it has also been reported that the central government is also considering a ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI). Security agencies are investigating the involvement of PFI in the recent communal riots in the country. Madhya Pradesh BJP leader VD Sharma had said that the PFI was involved in the violence that broke out in Khargone in the state. Uttar Pradesh has already demanded the central government to ban PFI. Let us know that the PFI wants to impose the Talibani version of Islam in India. It seeks to remove liberal Muslim organizations. The PFI has trainers in place to make IED bombs and gather intelligence at the ground level. The PFI leadership often travels to gulf countries in the name of Hajj, but its real purpose is to raise funds. Which is used more in illegal activities.
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