{"id":1067,"date":"2026-08-13T00:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2026-08-13T00:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:39:02","slug":"lok-sabha-refers-fcra-bill-to-jpc-amid-uproar-as-opposition-calls-it-anti-minority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=1067","title":{"rendered":"Lok Sabha refers FCRA bill to JPC amid uproar as opposition calls it \u2018anti-minority\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133195436,imgsize-174794,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bill-tabled-in-lok-sabha.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;&lt;\/b&gt;Lok Sabha refers FCRA bill to JPC amid uproar as opposition calls it \u2018anti-minority\u2019\" title=\"The decision to refer the bill to JPC was made by a voice vote.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The decision to refer the bill to JPC was made by a voice vote.\">The decision to refer the bill to JPC was made by a voice vote.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Wednesday referred the controversial FCRA bill to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) amid opposition protests that called the legislation a BJP design to target minorities and demanded it be junked altogether.<!-- --> MPs K C Venugopal, Akhilesh Yadav and T R Baalu spoke for the bill\u2019s withdrawal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill will be scrutinised by the panel comprising LS and RS members, with the deadline for submission of the report being the first week of winter session.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\u2018Foreign money can\u2019t just be brought to India sans laws\u2019 <\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Congress\u2019s K C Venugopal demanded govt withdraw the FCRA bill. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said Congress and other parties have demanded important bills should be referred to JPC or other panels, and those opposed to the bill can put their views before JPC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>He said there is no question of targeting any minority community and the bill is designed to bolster national security. He claimed there is a campaign to mislead certain minority communities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Questioning Rijiju\u2019s claim, SP chief Akhilesh said the minister should name one bill of Modi govt that has not been anti-minority. He asserted entire opposition is against the bill. In retaliation, Rijiju challenged Akhilesh to show one provision in FCRA that is against minorities. <\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The minister said foreign money cannot just be brought to India without laws. \u201cThis country is not a banana republic,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>As the motion for JPC was moved, Congress MPs led by Hibi Eden, Shafi Parambil, Benny Behanan, raised demand for the junking of the bill, with their slogans adding to the din of opposition protests over NEET crackdown and Ram temple donation theft.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The decision to refer the bill to JPC was made by a voice vote.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/lok-sabha-refers-fcra-bill-to-jpc-amid-uproar-as-opposition-calls-it-anti-minority\/articleshow\/133195431.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The decision to refer the bill to JPC was made by a voice vote. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Wednesday referred the controversial FCRA bill to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) amid opposition protests that called the legislation a BJP design to target minorities and demanded it be junked altogether. 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