Guj wants Teesta’s NGO probed for misuse of foreign funds
15 April 2015 5:40 AM IST
The Gujarat government has sought a probe into the role of activist Teesta Setalvad’s NGO alleging that it misused funds received from a foreign donor to create ‘communal disharmony’.
“We have written a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking probe into the role of Setalvad’s NGO (Sabrang Trust) after we found out funds given to the NGO were misused,” Gujarat Minister of State for Home Rajnikant Patel said.
The Gujarat government and Setalvad are already embroiled in legal battles. While she has filed
several cases against the state government functionaries including the former Chief Minister Narendra Modi regarding the 2002 riots, the state police has filed a case of embezzlement of funds against her.
“During the investigation of Gulberg Society museum funds embezzlement case, these things came to light,” Patel said. “We learnt that the funds which they received, especially from the (US-based) Ford Foundation, were actually used for disturbing the communal harmony here and carrying out anti-national propaganda against India in foreign countries,” he claimed.
“We have written a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking probe into the role of Setalvad’s NGO (Sabrang Trust) after we found out funds given to the NGO were misused,” Gujarat Minister of State for Home Rajnikant Patel said.
The Gujarat government and Setalvad are already embroiled in legal battles. While she has filed
several cases against the state government functionaries including the former Chief Minister Narendra Modi regarding the 2002 riots, the state police has filed a case of embezzlement of funds against her.
“During the investigation of Gulberg Society museum funds embezzlement case, these things came to light,” Patel said. “We learnt that the funds which they received, especially from the (US-based) Ford Foundation, were actually used for disturbing the communal harmony here and carrying out anti-national propaganda against India in foreign countries,” he claimed.
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