Global Citizen 'disappointed' with politics around Festival

Global Citizen India (GCI) is 'deeply disappointed' with Global Citizen Festival getting dragged into politics. The festival, which is being held here in partnership with Maharashtra government, will have rock band Coldplay performing on November 19.
Congress and NCP today attacked the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance government for waiver of entertainment tax and rentals to the GCI's upcoming event.

The opposition has also complained to the State Election Commission (SEC) demanding that the event be postponed until after the ongoing civic elections process in the state.
According to GCI the proceeds from the event will be used solely for philanthropic purposes. "As one of the fastest growing youth movements in India, Global Citizen is delighted to see such overwhelming support for our gender equality, education and clean water and sanitation campaigns.
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"We are a non-partisan movement making efforts to create long term change and work towards getting India to take on a leadership role in achieving the end of extreme poverty. We are deeply disappointed that this work is being caught in the middle of politics as usual," GCI said in a statement.
The organization said the campaign wants to bring leaders from across the political spectrum together.