Indore: Medha Patkar, who was sometimes involved in anti-CAA protests and sometimes a farmers' agitation in the name of being a social worker, has been booked in Madhya Pradesh. It is alleged that more than Rs 13.50 crore raised by Medha, trustee of Narmada Navanirman Abhiyan, in the name of social work has been misused. She used this money to protest against political activities and development projects.
The complaint was lodged by 25-year-old Pritam Raj in Barwani in Madhya Pradesh. It includes 11 more names along with Medha Patkar. A case has been registered against everyone in Barwani under Section 420 of the IPC. According to the FIR copy, the complainant has accused Narmada Bachao Andolan founder Medha Patkar and its related members of misleading the public in the name of educating tribal children. At the same time, they misuse the money raised. According to the complainant, Medha Patkar shows that her institution provides residential life schools for educational purposes besides providing primary school education to tribal children of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra for the welfare of the people of Narmada valley. But, in reality, the money raised in the name of social welfare is being defrauded.
SP Deepak Kumar Shukla has also informed that on the complaint of Pritam Raj, a resident of Temla under Rajpur police station area, a case under Section 420 has been registered against 12 persons including Medha Patkar, Parveen Sami Jahangir, Vijaya Chauhan and Sanjay Joshi. He has informed that Medha Patkar and others associated with the organization raised more than Rs 13 crore (13,52,59,304) in the name of educational and social activities between 2007 and 2022 in the name of Narmada Navnirman Abhiyan and used them for wrong purposes. Police say sections in the case may increase after the investigation.
In the FIR, it has been questioned that Rs 13,52,59,304 was deposited and spent by the institution. However, neither its source was disclosed nor was it disclosed where the money was spent. The FIR alleges that the amount was used to spread political and anti-national agendas. The complainant has demanded that the source and expenditure of this amount should be investigated. The FIR states that Medha Patkar had stated her annual income as Rs 6,000 in an Indore court, while between 2007 and 2021-22, she received Rs 19,25,711. In such a situation, it was feared that the Narmada Navnirman Abhiyan is either a front opened for money laundering or it has been opened to fund anti-India activities.
According to local media reports, Medha Patkar has denied having information regarding the case registered against her in Barwani for the time being. She said that such allegations have been levelled against her in the past. However, the truth is that they have information and audits related to both income and expenditure. At the same time, regarding her account, she said that she does not operate her own account. It's run by a retired person.
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