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New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- More climate activists are on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which searched properties linked to climate activist Harjeet Singh in a funding probe triggered by intelligence received during the COP30 summit in Brazil that certain climate activists were jeopardizing India's position on issues such as the use of fossil fuels, officials said on condition of anonymity.
The searches on Monday were carried out at the residence of Singh, and the offices of his NGO, Satat Sampada, in Delhi and Ghaziabad, for violations under the foreign exchange management act (FEMA). The agency did not say what evidence it found regarding the alleged FEMA violations in the raids. But the Ghaziabad excise department arrested Singh as around 45 liquor bottles without any licence were found at his residence, said Sanjay Singh, assistant excise commissioner (Ghaziabad).
ED, in a statement, said inward remittances worth Rs.6 crore were received as "consultancy charges, from foreign entities including Climate Action Network (CAN) and Stand Earth etc., "which have in-turn received huge funds from Prior Reference Category NGOs like Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors". Donors in the "Prior Reference Category" require the approval of ministry of home affairs (MHA) to fund Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or individuals.
"However, cross-verification of filings made by the remitters abroad indicates that the funds were actually intended to promote the agenda of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FF-NPT) within India," the ED statement said. "FF-NPT is a proposed international treaty aiming to phase out fossil fuel production. While presented as a climate initiative, its adoption could expose India to legal challenges in international forums like the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and severely compromise the nation's energy security and economic development," the statement said. The agency added that it is investigating Singh's visit to Pakistan in February 2025 for the "Breathe Pakistan Summit", and "a visit to Bangladesh in December 2025 during a period of anti-India protests, where he delivered a lecture at Sher-e-Bangla University without any official invitation....
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