Guwahati, May 17 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: The Union government has told the Delhi High Court that non-governmental organisation Oxfam India was involved in a "negative and malicious campaign" against Assam's tea industry and acted as a "probable instrument of foreign policy".

In submissions made before the court, the Union Home Ministry alleged that inquiries conducted by central agencies and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) found the organisation to be in violation of provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

The ministry alleged that Oxfam India had engaged in activities "detrimental to the national economic interest", including entering into an agreement with another organisation to mobilise communitie...