Greenpeace To Continue India Operations Till June

NEW DELHI: Greenpeace India said it will keep operating in the country till June as its staff was willing to work without pay to ensure that the NGO doesn't "disappear completely" in the next few weeks.

Facing a possible closure in the country following the home ministry's decision last month to block its accounts, the environmental NGO's executive director Samit Aich in a press interaction here said his staff was ready to work without pay in June.

"Today my staff sent me a very moving letter in which they promised to work without pay for one month. I hope it will not come to this and my staff and their families avoid this hardship. But if necessary, we are able to keep the basic functions of Greenpeace India running until the end of June."

"Over 30,000 supporters have now signed a petition to the home ministry, calling on the home minister to end the crackdown on civil society groups and unfreeze our accounts," Aich said.
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