Climate activist Disha Ravi s NGO was under Centre s radar in 2020 too - Know details
Disha Ravi was allegedly involved in editing and disseminating the toolkit on social media. Disha Ravi (Photo: Facebook)
Updated: Feb 17, 2021, 12:35 AM IST
Even before being embroiled in the Greta Thunberg toolkit case, climate activist Disha Ravi faced the Centre s heat last year when it submitted mass emails against the government’s draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) rules, which deal with the process of evaluating the environmental impact of a proposed project.
The Delhi Police had taken down Fridays for Future (India) [FFF] s website in July 2020 after the Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar had lodged a complaint against three NGO and had gotten their websites blocked. It was said that the Delhi Police Cyber Crime Unit Deputy Commissioner had cited the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to block the site. Di
Support pours in for climate activist Disha Ravi; #ReleaseDishaRavi, #FreeDishaRavi trends on Twitter
Bengaluru: Historian Ramchandra Guha along with other activists holds placards during a protest against the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi, in Bengaluru, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Disha A. Ravi was arrested on Saturday by the Delhi Police in connection with the Greta Thunbergs toolkit case.
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Bengaluru: Support poured in from several actors, celebrities and environmentalists from across Bengaluru and the country for 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi who was arrested by the Delhi police for editing the controversial toolkit.
Climate activists visited the police station near Dishaâs house and presented saplings to the police. However, sources said that the local police had no role in the arrest and did not know that a police team from Delhi had reached Bengaluru on Saturday to arrest Disha.