MHA statement on Amnesty-
"Amnesty is free to continue humanitarian work in India, as is being done by many other organizations. However, India, by settled law, does not allow interference in domestic political debates by entities funded by foreign donations.....
This law applies equally to all and it shall apply to Amnesty International as well: MHA
India has a rich and pluralistic democratic culture with a free press, independent judiciary and tradition of vibrant domestic debate. The people of India have placed unprecedented trust in the current government: MHA statement #Amnesty
Amnesty’s failure to comply with local regulations does not entitle them to make comments on the democratic and plural character of India: MHA
Amnesty Intl had received permission under the FCRA only once and that too 20 years ago (19.12.2000). Since then Amnesty despite its repeated applications, has been denied FCRA approval by successive governments since as per law it is not eligible to get such an approval:MHA
However, in order to circumvent the FCRA regulations, Amnesty UK remitted large amounts of money to four entities registered in India, by classifying it as FDI. A significant amount of foreign money was also remitted to Amnesty (India) without MHA’s approval under FCRA: MHA
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