New Delhi: The Indian government on Thursday declared ‘Hizb-Ut-Tahrir’ as a terrorist organisation.
“Pursuing PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism, the MHA today declared ‘Hizb-Ut-Tahrir’ as a ‘Terrorist Organisation’,” Union home minister Amit Shah announced on social media platform X.
“The outfit is involved in various acts of terror, including radicalising the gullible youths to join terrorist organisations and raise funds for terror activities, posing a serious threat to the national security and sovereignty of India. The Modi government is committed to securing Bharat by dealing the forces of terror with an iron fist,” the minister added.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has accused HuT of promoting terrorism by using various social media platforms, secure apps and also conducting ‘Dawah’ meetings to encourage gullible youth to indulge in acts of terrorism.
“HuT is an organisation which aims to establish Islamic state and caliphate globally, including in India, by overthrowing democratically elected governments through jihad and terrorist activities by involving citizens of the country, which is a grave threat to the democratic setup and internal security of the country,” MHA said in a in a gazette notification.
Founded in Jerusalem in 1953, Hizb-ut-Tahrir is a global pan-Islamic group.
Headquartered in Lebanon, HuT operates from over 30 countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia.
Among countries which earlier banned HuT are Germany, Egypt, the UK and several Central Asian and Arab countries.
