Greenpeace India on Saturday issued a point by point rebuttal of charges made against it by the government and said it would not only challenge the order in courts but also continue to campaign fearlessly.
The government on Thursday announced it has "temporarily" suspended the registration of Greenpeace India under the foreign contributions law for "under-reporting" such funding and conducting transactions in such funds without informing the authorities as required by the law.
Along with the 180-day suspension, the ministry of home affairs froze all seven bank accounts of the organisation and served it a show-cause notice seeking an explanation why its licence should not be cancelled.
The environmental watchdog believes this is an escalation of the intimidation campaign that started with a "leaked" Intelligence Bureau report in June last year.
"We will not only challenge the Ministry of Home Affairs in courts, but also continue to campaign fearlessly on the issues we work on," it said.
"This is one of the many lies in the home ministry report. In a response to Greenpeace, Hugo Ward, director of the programme from Channel 4, denied the allegation," the statement said.
"However, we ensure that there is parity between the amount paid to the executive director and the lowest paid employee in the organisation."
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