The
decisio
to
efe
the
bill
to
JPC
was
made
by
a
voice
vote.
NEW
DELHI:
Lok
Sabha
o
Wed esday
efe ed
the
co t ove sial
FCRA
bill
to
a
joi t
pa liame ta y
committee
(JPC)
amid
oppositio
p otests
that
called
the
legislatio
a
BJP
desig
to
ta get
mi o ities
a d
dema ded
it
be
ju ked
altogethe .
MPs
K
C
Ve ugopal,
Akhilesh
Yadav
a d
T
R
Baalu
spoke
fo
the
bill’s
withd awal.Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Ame dme t
Bill
will
be
sc uti ised
by
the
pa el
comp isi g
LS
a d
RS
membe s,
with
the
deadli e
fo
submissio
of
the
epo t
bei g
the
fi st
week
of
wi te
sessio .
mo ey
ca ’t
just
be
b ought
to
I dia
sa s
laws’
Co g ess’s
K
C
Ve ugopal
dema ded
govt
withd aw
the
FCRA
bill.
Pa liame ta y
affai s
mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
said
Co g ess
a d
othe
pa ties
have
dema ded
impo ta t
bills
should
be
efe ed
to
JPC
o
othe
pa els,
a d
those
opposed
to
the
bill
ca
put
thei
views
befo e
JPC.He
said
the e
is
o
questio
of
ta geti g
a y
mi o ity
commu ity
a d
the
bill
is
desig ed
to
bolste
atio al
secu ity.
He
claimed
the e
is
a
campaig
to
mislead
ce tai
mi o ity
commu ities.Questio i g
Rijiju’s
claim,
SP
chief
Akhilesh
said
the
mi iste
should
ame
o e
bill
of
Modi
govt
that
has
ot
bee
a ti-mi o ity.
He
asse ted
e ti e
oppositio
is
agai st
the
bill.
I
etaliatio ,
Rijiju
challe ged
Akhilesh
to
show
o e
p ovisio
i
FCRA
that
is
agai st
mi o ities.
Joi
co ve satio
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espectful
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guideli es
The
mi iste
said
fo eig
mo ey
ca ot
just
be
b ought
to
I dia
without
laws.
“This
cou t y
is
ot
a
ba a a
epublic,”
he
said.As
the
motio
fo
JPC
was
moved,
Co g ess
MPs
led
by
Hibi
Ede ,
Shafi
Pa ambil,
Be y
Beha a ,
aised
dema d
fo
the
ju ki g
of
the
bill,
with
thei
sloga s
addi g
to
the
di
of
oppositio
p otests
ove
NEET
c ackdow
a d
Ram
temple
do atio
theft.The
decisio
to
efe
the
bill
to
JPC
was
made
by
a
voice
vote.
