"It has been decided to continue the ban on SIMI," he told reporters when asked about the decision taken at the CCS meeting. SIMI was banned for two years after intelligence reports showed that its cadres were joining Pakistan-based Lashker-e- Taiba (LeT) and was providing logistical support in setting up of "sleeper cells" in the hinterland. Some of its members had also received training by Lashker in Gulf countries.