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| As many as 179 cases against SIMI | | Banned outfit continuing its secret activities: Patil | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, AUG. 2: The outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) has not abandoned its clandestine activities, the Minister for Home Affairs, Shivraj Patil, informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The Centre as well as States are intrigued that in spite of the continuing ban on the SIMI, and in spite of the fact that a number of cases have already been registered against it, the outlawed organisation is continuing its secret activities.Shivraj Patil told the House in response to a question by BJP leader, S S Ahluwalia, that as many as 179 cases had been registered against SIMI by various States and the Delhi government. These cases were at different stages in the court, he informed the House.
Answering a question, the Home Minister said that the activities of SIMI were under "constant watch" of law enforcement agencies. However, regarding steps being taken to prevent its subversive activities, he said that since the law and order is state subject, he could not answer about it.
On the role of SIMI in the accident involving Shramjivi Express near Jaunpur, the Home Minister said that since the incident happened in a particular State, it was the State police handling the case and the Central paramilitary forces had no role in it. Ahluwali was not satisfied with Patil's reply. Ahluwali said that since the Centre could hold an inquiry into the Godhra train fire through G C Banerjee Committee, why a similar inquiry was not ordered in this case as both the incidents involved railways. He argued that since railway was a central subject, the Union government should answer it.
The Home Minister was asked if the SIMI had infiltrated the educational institutions as evident from the Uttar Pradesh Governor refusing the request to set up a Johri Arabi Farsi Vishwavidyalaya. Patil's brief reply ran thus: Law and order is a state subject. So he would not interfere. Patil asserted that the the communication between the Home Ministry and the Governors could not be divulged in the House as it was not proper.
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