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Government's curbing dissent, say volunteers of Fridays For Future

Youth-driven climate change collectives fighting against draft EIA policy thank public for pressuring authorities to restore their websites, take back the terror-related charge

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Navshya Marya Gavit, a tribal, does farming with his family members at Aarey Colony, Goregaon. File pic/Satej Shinde

Navshya Marya Gavit, a tribal, does farming with his family members at Aarey Colony, Goregaon. File pic/Satej Shinde

A website, which was blocked after it launched a campaign against the Centre's draft policy on environment clearance and was subsequently warned of action under the draconian UAPA, was restored on Friday afternoon.

The volunteers of the Indian chapter of Fridays For Future (FFF) thanked the public for the support when the website came back online after a fortnight, but cautioned that the action taken by the central government only shows that it is "going out of its way to suppress public opinion."

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