"We have identified some NGOs taking money from international agencies, who then protest against construction of dams. There has been infiltration of some of the groups that have access to international agencies and are working against national interest," Rijiju told PTI in an interview here.
Asked whom he was referring to in the case of NHPC's Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, he declined to take any name.
"The Intelligence Bureau has got names of some elements in Subansiri project and they are examining it... Local peoples' protest is fine and we understand it. But we must be careful that Naxalites infiltrating inside the local movement can jeopardise the local interest. We have to be careful about that," Rijiju said.