NGOs need to take the battle directly into the corridors of power
They fight for a clean, green & just India. They
act as pressure groups, directing a large part of their ire against the government for its complicity in violating the environment and letting the MNCs exploit India’s natural heritage. The green activists claim to be apolitical but their agenda falls into the category of ‘new Left ’. And this new Left is nothing but a civil society movement, which raises all issues with political connotations but refuses to join the mainstream politics. Social activist & Ramon Magsaysay award winner, Rajendra Singh told B&E, “They can be vehicle for social & political change but not a facilitator. The NGOs as such should refrain from participating in the elections, but those in the vanguard of mass movements must not shy away from joining the political process.” However, Dr. Sunilam (former MLA, Multai, Madhya Pradesh) is an exception.
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They fight for a clean, green & just India. They
act as pressure groups, directing a large part of their ire against the government for its complicity in violating the environment and letting the MNCs exploit India’s natural heritage. The green activists claim to be apolitical but their agenda falls into the category of ‘new Left ’. And this new Left is nothing but a civil society movement, which raises all issues with political connotations but refuses to join the mainstream politics. Social activist & Ramon Magsaysay award winner, Rajendra Singh told B&E, “They can be vehicle for social & political change but not a facilitator. The NGOs as such should refrain from participating in the elections, but those in the vanguard of mass movements must not shy away from joining the political process.” However, Dr. Sunilam (former MLA, Multai, Madhya Pradesh) is an exception.For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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