FCRA Amendment Bill Likely To Go To JPC Today Amid Growing Opposition From States

The
U io
gove me t
is
likely
to
a ou ce
at
oo
o
Wed esday
that
the
co te tious
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026,
will
be
se t
to
a
Joi t
Pa liame ta y
Committee
(JPC)
fo
detailed
exami atio ,
acco di g
to
sou ces.
The
expected
move
comes
amid
g owi g
oppositio
to
the
p oposed
legislatio ,
with
co ce s
eme gi g
f om
state
gove me ts,
political
pa ties
a d
civil
society
g oups.
The
Ce t e’s
decisio
to
seek
a
wide
pa liame ta y
eview
could
p ovide
a
oppo tu ity
fo
a
mo e
detailed
exami atio
of
the
Bill’s
p ovisio s
befo e
the
gove me t
takes
it
fo wa d.

Ce t e
Faces
Resista ce
Ove
FCRA
Bill

The
p oposed
legislatio
came
u de
i te se
sc uti y
o
Tuesday
as
oppositio
to
the
Bill
g ew
ac oss
seve al
pa ts
of
the
cou t y.
Tamil
Nadu’s
Legislative
Assembly
u a imously
adopted
a
esolutio
opposi g
the
legislatio ,
while
p otests
we e
epo ted
i
Mizo am’s
capital.
The
developme ts
added
to
p essu e
o
the
Ce t e
to
eco side
the
Bill
i
its
cu e t
fo m,
as
pe
epo ts.

Sou ces
said
the
U io
gove me t
subseque tly
co tacted
allies
a d
othe
political
pa ties
to
i fo m
them
of
its
i te tio
to
move
a
esolutio
i
the
Lok
Sabha
o
Wed esday
seeki g
to
efe
the
Bill
to
a
JPC.

A
committee
efe al
would
allow
MPs
f om
diffe e t
pa ties
to
exami e
the
p oposed
ame dme ts
a d
hea
views
o
p ovisio s
that
have
t igge ed
co ce s
amo g
states
a d
o ga isatio s.

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has
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of
the
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voices
opposi g
the
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Mi iste
Rajamoha
moved
a
esolutio
i
the
Assembly
calli g
fo
the
U io
gove me t
to
withd aw
the
Bill
i
its
p ese t
fo m.
The
state
has
pa ticula ly
objected
to
p ovisio s
co ce i g
the
ha dli g
of
assets
belo gi g
to
cha itable
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