NEW DELHI: The Union residence ministry cancelled Thursday the licence issued below International Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 to Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk’s NGO, College students Instructional and Cultural Motion of Ladakh, over alleged violations. Wangchuk had alleged that the govt. was constructing a case to place him behind bars.The cancellation got here hours after MHA attributed Wednesday’s mob violence and arson in Ladakh to the “provocative” speeches made by Wangchuk with references to Arab Spring-style protests and the Gen Z outpouring in Nepal.‘Wangchuk acquired 1.5cr in international funds with out FCRA registration’ The alleged violations embody depositing regionally generated funds in SECMOL’s FCRA account, diversion of funds for non-permissible actions, like learning the nation’s sovereignty, and failure to deposit the international funds obtained within the designated FCRA account.Sources claimed even Himalayan Institute of Alternate options Ladakh (HIAL) based by Sonam Wangchuk had obtained international remittances of over Rs 1.5 crore with out FCRA registration. An quantity of Rs 6.5 crore was allegedly diverted to Wangchuk’s personal agency Sheshyon Innovation. Sources stated Wangchuk had despatched Rs 2.3 crore overseas throughout 2021-24 from his private account, and obtained Rs 1.68 crore international funds from 2018 to 2024 in numerous accounts, including that he has 9 private financial institution accounts of which eight will not be declared.An official stated HIAL has seven accounts, of which 4 stay undeclared; and SECMOL 9 accounts, of which six will not be declared. Sheshyon has three accounts of which two will not be declared. Wangchuk has been receiving enormous CSR funds from corporates, together with PSUs, regardless that he criticises them, the official stated.CBI, on the request of the house ministry, is now probing the alleged violations whereas the revenue tax authorities are trying into different monetary irregularities.Proceedings towards SECMOL started Aug 20 with the issuance of a show-cause discover which raised the depositing of Rs 3.5 lakh by Wangchuk into SECMOL’s FCRA account in 2021-22. Although SECMOL clarified that Rs 3.35 lakh have been proceeds from sale of an previous bus in 2015, MHA famous that the FCRA return filed by SECMOL confirmed Wangchuk obtained it as international donation.MHA stated native funds value Rs 54,600 have been deposited within the FCRA account of SECMOL by three people in violation of Part 17 of the Act, which the NGO stated was mistakenly transferred.An extra Rs 4.9 lakh was obtained from international donors for research on subjects together with sovereignty, which can’t be accepted, stated MHA because it “is towards the nationwide curiosity”.
