Nagpu :
Maha asht a
chief
mi iste
Deve d a
Fad avis
o
Mo day
defe ded
p oposed
ame dme ts
to
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Act
(FCRA),
allegi g
that
a
sectio
of
o ga izatio s
eceivi g
fo eig
fu ds
had
used
the
mo ey
fo
“a ti- atio al
activities”
a d
that
the
cha ges
we e
i te ded
to
cu b
such
misuse
athe
tha
ta get
a y
pa ticula
commu ity.Respo di g
to
c iticism
f om
Co g ess,
which
has
desc ibed
the
p oposed
ame dme ts
as
“a ti-Ch istia “,
he
said
FCRA
f amewo k
applies
u ifo mly
to
eve y
o ga isatio
eceivi g
fo eig
co t ibutio s,
i espective
of
eligio
o
commu ity.”The
easo
fo
b i gi g
the
FCRA
ame dme ts
is
that
some
o ga isatio s
have
bee
b i gi g
fo eig
mo ey
i to
the
cou t y
a d
usi g
it
fo
a ti- atio al
activities.
That
has
to
stop,”
Fad avis
said.”Those
who
a e
doi g
good
wo k
have
othi g
to
wo y
about.
The e
will
be
a
FCRA
mecha ism
a d
thei
lice ces
will
be
p otected,”
he
said.Rejecti g
the
allegatio
that
the
ame dme ts
specifically
ta get
Ch istia
o ga izatio s,
Fad avis
said
the
law
gove s
all
e tities
eceivi g
fo eig
do atio s.”This
is
ot
a
questio
of
o e
commu ity.
It
is
applicable
to
eve y
o ga izatio
that
eceives
fo eig
do atio s,
i espective
of
its
commu ity,”
he
said.
Fad avis
said
a yo e
with
ese vatio s
about
the
p oposed
legislatio
should
aise
them
du i g
the
pa liame ta y
p ocess,
addi g
that
U io
govt
was
ope
to
hea i g
diffe e t
views.”I
believe
that
if
a yo e
has
objectio s,
they
should
aise
them
i
Pa liame t.
The
govt
of
I dia
is
eceptive,”
he
said.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Refe i g
to
stateme ts
made
i
the
U ited
States
o
the
p oposed
ame dme ts,
Fad avis
questio ed
why
i dividuals
outside
I dia
we e
eacti g
to
the
legislatio .”Some
people
i
the
US
have
comme ted
o
the
FCRA
Ame dme t
Bill.
What
does
that
mea ?
The
ve y
pu pose
of
these
ame dme ts
becomes
clea
f om
such
eactio s,”
he
said,
without
elabo ati g
fu the .The
CM
eite ated
that
the
objective
of
the
p oposed
ame dme ts
was
to
e su e
accou tability
i
the
use
of
fo eig
co t ibutio s
a d
p eve t
thei
misuse,
while
p otecti g
o ga izatio s
ca yi g
out
lawful
activities.
