New Delhi: The Union home ministry has asked the RBI to seek prior permission from it for any donation to be made to the NGO Greenpeace by two overseas contributors, a move which was earlier recommended by the Intelligence Bureau.
Citing Section 46 of The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act of 2010, official sources said any contribution from Greenpeace International and Climate Works Foundation to Green-peace India will have to have prior sanction.
According to the section, the “Central government may give such directions as it may deem necessary to any other authority or any person or class of persons regarding the carrying into execution of the provisions of this Act”.
Thereby, any funds sent to Greenpeace India by these two organisations will require a sanction.”
The move comes on the heels of an IB report , submitted to the PMO and the NSA, in which a recommendation was made for putting foreign donations to Greenpeace on “prior category” list so that permission is taken before any money flows in as funds.
NGO cries foul
Greenpeace on Thursday termed as “malicious” IB reports against it and said that the NGO has been “specifically targeted” as it had emerged as one of the main voices opposing coal mining and nuclear power projects in India.
