Greenpeace India to appeal against cancellation of registration

Greenpeace India on Saturday decided to file an appeal against the order cancelling its registration as a society, terming it as “unjustified” and alleged that the repeated attempts to “muzzle” its voice show government’s “unwillingness” to engage in a healthy democratic dialogue.

Claiming that the ecological and human rights situation in India is “steadily worsening”, the NGO’s Executive Board in a detailed statement attacked the government and charged that the order contains “inaccurate and baseless” allegations.

It said in the current climate, where a “singular and flawed” vision of development is being pushed, Greenpeace has an urgent need to continue its campaigning and the green NGO “cannot and will not” be silenced this way.