Harsh Mander has been on the radar of central agencies for a while now, with the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation attempting to pursue cases of money laundering and FCRA violations against him.
The ministry also accused the Centre for Equity Studies of using foreign contributions to create and release reports authored by non-FCRA associations.
Terming the detention and questioning of activist and writer Dr Navsharan Singh by the Enforcement Directorate as ‘harassment’, the writers, artistes and members of Folklore Research Academy appealed to the community members to come out in her support.
Navsharan Singh was questioned for eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate on May 10. Sources said that she was questioned about certain financial transactions with Aman Biradari and her association with activist Harsh Mander.