Foreign Funded NGOs Arrange Paid Protestors To Stall Critical Development Projects: Centre Tells SC
ABP NewsThe Centre has told the Supreme Court that foreign entities are funding Indian NGOs and trusts to obstruct critical public projects and undermine India’s economic interests. The Centre has said in its affidavit that NGOs like Environic Trust CPR, Oxfam India, LIFE and Care India are funded by foreign entities for the activities that cannot be said to be genuine. In its affidavit in the top court in the open tax reassessment proceedings against Environics Trust, the Centre has said that NGOs like Centre for Policy Research, Oxfam India, Care India for Solution for Sustainable Development and LIFE were found to have close relations with each other and their main persons are interlinked. The Centre has alleged that the Trust arranged paid protesters to oppose critical development projects and more than 90% of its income came from foreign donations, indicating a systematic effort by foreign entities.
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