New Delhi, September 9
The Centre for Policy Research (CPR), an independent think tank, which was searched by Income Tax sleuths for two days earlier this week, today issued a statement claiming that that it has done nothing wrong and holds itself to the “highest standards of compliance”.
In the statement CPR president and Chief Executive Yamini Aiyar said, “We have extended full cooperation to the department during the survey and will continue to do so in the future.”
The Delhi offices of the CPR were among a few other NGOs searched by I-T sleuths on Wednesday and Thursday. Oxfam India and Bengaluru-based Independent and Public-Spirited Media Foundation (IPSMF) that partly funds media outlets were also surveyed.