NGO’s checking account frozen after Jignesh Mevani sought funds in its identify

The charity commissioner in Ahmedabad, Gujarat has ordered the freezing of the again account of NGO ‘We The People Charitable Trust’, Times of India has reported. The order comes after MLA Jignesh Mevani was gathering funds in its identify. A present trigger discover has additionally been issued to the NGO.
The charity commissioner has identified that an NGO already existed beneath the identify ‘We The People Charitable Society’ and demanded to know why motion shouldn’t be taken in opposition to the Trust for registering itself beneath a reputation similar to the one which already existed.
The authority stated that related names result in confusion and the matter has been with within the Emblems & Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950. Jignesh Mevani had sought funds within the identify of the Trust for an oxygen pant and oxygen concentrators.
An enquiry revealed the Mevani isn’t a trustee of the organisation. A reply has been sought from the Trust on whether or not Mevani was authorised to make such an enchantment however a response has not but been obtained, as per the report.
Highlighting the truth that many illegalities have been dedicated in reference to Remdesivir injections and oxygen cylinders, an inspector has been ordered to analyze the paperwork, experiences and resolutions handed by the Trust.
Jignesh Mevani, in the meantime, has alleged political persecution. “The trustees have not yet received any notice and without granting an opportunity of hearing, the bank account was sought to be frozen,” he was quoted within the report as saying. He added, “There is something fundamentally wrong with the intentions of the authority. The trustees are being targeted because they are helping me.”
Earlier, we had reported how fundraisers by the Hemkunt Foundation, Rana Ayyub and Jignesh Mevani had been probably violating FCRA legal guidelines within the nation.