People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) has demanded that the Central government should stop “witch hunt” against Indira Jaisingh, Anand Grover and the Lawyers Collective under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
In a statement on Saturday, the PUCL said that, “We would like to remind the Central government that such repressive actions meant to silence groups and suppress dissent not only destroys the democratic fabric of our society but also eventually damages the standing of India as a democratic country in the comity of nations of the world.” The PUCL has accused the Ministry of Home Affairs of using the coercive provisions of the FCRA, 2010 “in an arbitrary, biased and politically motivated manner”.
Published 04 June 2016, 19:03 IST