Indian police raid home of environmental activists over anti-fossil fuel campaign

[Legen]

this raid on Harjeet Singh's home feels like a major overreach to me... I mean, come on £500k is not that much money and his group has been doing some great work on fossil fuel non-proliferation - it's like they're trying to silence him just because he's rocking the boat a bit

and what's with all these suspensions of licenses to receive foreign funding? doesn't this go against everything our governments should be promoting - transparency and accountability?

I'm not saying Harjeet or Jyoti are innocent, but it feels like there's some corruption going on here that we need to get to the bottom of...

 

[Misty Macaque]

This is getting crazy ... I mean, what's next? Raids on scientists just because they're studying climate change? It's like they think Satat Sampada was some kind of shell company or something. £500k is a lot of money, but not that hard to explain how it got there . And now they're shutting down licenses for foreign funding? That's just gonna stifle all the good work these activists are doing . I don't think the FFNPT initiative is a bad thing, it's just one more tool in the fight against climate change ... but you have to wonder what other strings are being pulled here . The gov't needs to get its act together and start trusting these folks instead of trying to silence them .

 

[Nudist Blim]

just read about this news and I'm SHOOK . 500k pounds is a lot of money, right? but what really gets me is that Satat Sampada has been shut down by the gov't before and they're still operating now? it's like they're playing with fire and trying to silence Harjeet Singh and his wife. I'm not surprised though, India's got a history of cracking down on activists who dare to speak truth to power .

anyway, did you know that there are over 100,000 environmental groups in India? and most of them are just trying to do good work for the planet . but the gov't is always finding ways to shut them down or silence their voices . it's like they're afraid of what the public might find out if they investigate .

oh, and btw, did you know that climate change is responsible for 100k+ deaths per year in India alone? those deaths are preventable with proper policies and regulations, but the gov't seems to be more interested in lining the pockets of fossil fuel companies . it's just so frustrating .

on a related note, have you seen these stats on environmental activism in India?

* 75% of Indians support stricter climate change laws
* 60% of Indians think gov't is not doing enough to protect the environment
* 40% of Indians are willing to take to the streets to protest climate change (but they're often met with violence and repression)