Arundati Roy, a social activist levelled a charge against Arvind Kejriwal ,IAC that he received ,along with Manish Sisodia $ 400,000 from the Ford Foundation.
Instead of meeting the accusation direct Kejriwal responded by an SMS to First post ‘where is the proof?’
When Robert Vadra asks him the same question,he says there is a suspicion and Robert should clear the suspicion and the Government must institute an enquiry into the affairs of Robert Vadra.
Then why doesn’t’ Kejriwal subject himself to an enquiry?
Needle of suspicion points at him.
Look at the information.
‘Roy, who had earlier termed Anna’s movement as a ‘Gandhian coup’ , expressed deep concern over Anna’s team members running NGOs funded by multinational corporations, not all of which are clean on the corruption front. She had written in a Hindu column on 21 August 2011: “Kabir, run by Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, key figures in Team Anna, has received $400,000 from the Ford Foundation in the last three years.” Kejriwal, an RTI activist, told Firstpost via sms that he had no comment, but asked ‘where is the proof’?
While voicing her anguish over why NGOs funded by World Bank and Ford are partcipating in mediating public policy, she said “Three of Anna’s core members ( Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Manish Sisodia) are Magsaysay award winners which are endowed by the Ford Foundation and Rockefeller.” She added that World Bank alone runs 600 anti-corruption programmes in Sub-Saharan countries as a means to increase the penetrations of foreign capital.”
People know what lies behind these Foundations and why some one is selected for an Award.
A glance at the activities of some those who received these awards will bear a testimony to this.
For Foundation is a Non verified NGO in India.
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Does it imply that Ford Foundation does not submit accounts to The Government of India for scrutiny.
So….?
I am listing a few Organisation’s names which received Grants from the Ford Foundation.
bearing in mind that the real receipents would not be foolish enough to reveal their names publicly would some one do it and let me know?
I am also trying to verify.
| Access Development Services | 2010 | $250,000 | India, Nepal and Sri Lanka |
Access Livelihoods Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
Action for Social Advancement (ASA)
http://www.fordfound.org/grants/search
Additional information at the above Link.
Related.
Manish Sisodia NGO raided.
Last month, the Ministry of Home Affairs sent a notice to Sisodia, in which it said the foreign funding received by his NGO has been used in anti- national activities, said Bibhav, an associate of Sisodia.
“They asked for some documents which we submitted. But then they said they wanted to physically inspect the office. They have confiscated vouchers and files,” Bibhav said.
The IT department has also sent a notice to the NGO over its finances.
Sisodia was a member of the now disbanded Team Anna and is in the core committee of India Against Corruption, the NGO run by activist Arvind Kejriwal which is at the forefront of Lokpal movement. He was also part of the hunger strike that was held at Jantar Mantar following which Kejriwal had announced the decision to form a political party.
Source: First Post,August 22,2012.
