After ED raid, climate activist calls allegations ‘baseless and biased’ |
Two days after the Enforcement Directorate accused Satat Sampada Private Limited of misusing foreign funds to influence government policies and undermine India’s energy security, its director and climate activist Harjeet Singh has denied all the allegations against him and his outfit.
Singh was arrested and later granted bail in an excise case on Tuesday after the ED claimed to have found “excess liquor” at his home in Ghaziabad during searches. The arrest came a day after ED searched “various” locations in Delhi-NCR linked to the Ghaziabad-based company. The agency alleged that the company had received Rs 6 crore in foreign funds from international NGOs such as Climate Action Network and STAND.EARTH since 2021. It also claimed the funds “were actually intended to promote the agenda of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty within India”.
However, speaking to Newslaundry on Wednesday, Singh said he has consistently praised India’s renewable energy efforts and argued for greater support for developing countries from the developed world to tackle climate change.
Later in a press release, Singh termed ED’s allegations “baseless, biased and misleading”.
“I have been on record saying that India's renewable energy journey is exceptional and India should be applauded for the efforts it has made with very little international finance,”........