A group of 600 citizens, including retired civil servants, teachers, doctors and social workers, in a statement on September 13 expressed their concern over the recent Income Tax surveys conducted at the offices of think-tanks, NGOs and independent media organisations.
The signatories expressed their solidarity with “all of us” and termed the recent actions alarming and unfounded. “In the not-too-distant future they will come for us, each one of us. Not just for civil society. Or civil servants. Or any other group,” the statement said.