SC ST Rights Forum, an activist collective working for the rights of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes has filed a complaint with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) against the international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) for violating Indian VISA rules and aiding Maoists.
In its letter to the MHA and the FCRA Division of the Ministry, SC ST Rights Forum has alleged that representatives of Medicine Sans Frontiers (MSF) are visiting interior Tribal areas bordering Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Chattisgarh in violation of Indian Visa Rules. It is noteworthy to mention that this area is one of the hotspots of the infamous ‘red corridor’.
It has been alleged that people from foreign countries belonging to the MSF have been providing medical aid to Maoists in the grab of humanitarian assistance. It is to be noted that the Chattisgarh government had banned MSF back as early as 2007 for aiding Maoists.
The complaint stated that the Ministry of Home Affairs, recently in March 2021, has provided FCRA license (FCRA Reg No: 231661886) to Medicine Sans Frontiers to receive foreign funds.
“We raise our serious objections over providing FCRA license to this organization and request you to please consider ground reports of public officials in this regard before taking such steps. We also request your good office to cancel the FCRA license allotted to Medicine Sans Frontiers.” the complaint stated.
Wrote to Shri @AmitShah ji, Union Minister @HMOIndia seeking cancellation of FCRA License of 'Medicine Sans Frontiers'. https://t.co/h70r41ROCN
— SC ST RIGHTS FORUM (@SCSTForum) July 2, 2021
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