NEW
DELHI:
The
Ce t e
is
likely
to
se d
the
p oposed
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Act
(FCRA)
Ame dme t
Bill
to
a
Joi t
Pa liame ta y
Committee
(JPC)
fo
detailed
sc uti y,
amid
objectio s
f om
Ch istia
ep ese tatives
a d
oppositio
pa ties,
ews
age cy
ANI
epo ted
citi g
sou ces.The
Bill,
i t oduced
i
the
Lok
Sabha
o
Ma ch
25,
seeks
to
ame d
the
FCRA,
2010,
which
egulates
the
accepta ce
a d
utilisatio
of
fo eig
co t ibutio s
by
i dividuals,
associatio s
a d
compa ies
i
I dia.Although
the
Bill
has
ot
yet
bee
listed
fo
co side atio
a d
passage
i
the
Lok
Sabha,
the
gove me t
had
ea lie
i dicated
that
it
could
be
take
up
o
August
12.Acco di g
to
sou ces,
Ch istia
ep ese tatives
met
U io
home
mi iste
Amit
Shah
a d
sought
eithe
withd awal
of
the
Bill
o
its
efe al
to
a
JPC,
citi g
co ce s
ove
its
p ovisio s.The
developme t
follows
a
meeti g
betwee
Mizo am
chief
mi iste
Lalduhoma
a d
Shah,
du i g
which
the
chief
mi iste
aised
egio al
co ce s
a d
submitted
ecomme datio s
o
the
p oposed
legislatio .
Lalduhoma
was
accompa ied
by
Reve e d
Joh
Raldosa ga,
chai ma
of
the
Mizo am
Kohh a
H uaitu
Committee
(MKHC),
a d
Reve e d
Lalhma gaiha,
ge e al
sec eta y
of
the
Cou cil
of
Chu ches
i
Mizo am
(CCM).Sepa ately,
a
delegatio
led
by
DMK
leade
P
Wilso
met
Shah
a d
submitted
a
memo a dum
aisi g
co ce s
that
the
p oposed
legislatio
“impacts
eligious
mi o ities
a d
civil
society”.
A
majo
p oposed
cha ge
is
the
c eatio
of
a
Desig ated
Autho ity
to
ove see
fo eig
co t ibutio s
a d
assets
belo gi g
to
o ga isatio s
whose
FCRA
egist atio
is
ca celled,
su e de ed
o
ceases
to
emai
valid.U de
the
p oposed
p ovisio s,
a
o ga isatio
losi g
its
FCRA
egist atio
would
i itially
have
its
fo eig
co t ibutio s
a d
assets
vested
p ovisio ally
with
the
Desig ated
Autho ity.
If
its
egist atio
is
esto ed
o
e ewed
withi
the
p esc ibed
pe iod,
the
assets
a d
u used
fo eig
fu ds
would
be
etu ed.
Othe wise,
the
assets
could
vest
pe ma e tly
with
the
autho ity.The
Bill
also
p ovides
fo
cessatio
of
a
FCRA
ce tificate
followi g
its
expi y,
o – e ewal
o
efusal
of
e ewal,
i cludi g
i
cases
whe e
a
o ga isatio
becomes
defu ct
o
its
egist atio
ceases.Fo
assets
such
as
places
of
wo ship,
the
p oposed
law
equi es
the
Desig ated
Autho ity
to
p ese ve
thei
eligious
cha acte .
It
also
p ovides
fo
evisio
a d
judicial
appeal
agai st
o de s
issued
by
the
autho ity.The
Bill
p oposes
cha ges
to
the
pe alty
f amewo k
as
well,
i cludi g
educi g
the
maximum
imp iso me t
fo
violatio s
f om
five
yea s
to
o e
yea .
It
fu the
p oposes
that
state
age cies
obtai
p io
app oval
f om
the
Ce t e
befo e
lau chi g
i vestigatio s
u de
the
FCRA.
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
The
delegatio
also
flagged
p ovisio s
i cludi g
Sectio
14B
a d
Chapte
IIIA,
a gui g
that
delays
o
the
FCRA
O li e
Po tal
o
mi o
tech ical
o -complia ces
could
lead
to
automatic
cessatio
of
egist atio
a d
t igge
the
p ovisio al
o
pe ma e t
vesti g
of
assets
with
a
state- otified
Desig ated
Autho ity.The
mo soo
sessio
of
Pa liame t
bega
o
July
20
a d
is
scheduled
to
co clude
o
August
13.
P oceedi gs
have
epeatedly
bee
dis upted
by
oppositio
p otests
ove
seve al
issues,
i cludi g
Delhi
Police
actio
agai st
p oteste s
o
July
20.
Seve al
Bills
have
bee
passed
i
the
Lok
Sabha
amid
oppositio
p otests
a d
limited
debate.
