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Indian govt uses funding stop to counter NGO anti nuclear protest

India freezes aid group funds over nuclear protests Business Recorder, FEBRUARY 26, 2012  India said Saturday it had frozen the assets of three non-profit groups it alleges were diverting foreign aid funds to fuel protests against plans to build two atomic power stations.

The country’s move to construct two giant nuclear power stations in the southern state of Tamil Nadu and one in the western state of Maharashtra has been thrown into disarray following the protests by villagers and activists.

A senior officer at the prime minister’s office told AFP that the home ministry had frozen the accounts of three non-government organisations.

February 27, 2012 - Posted by | India, politics

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