{"id":895,"date":"2026-08-12T13:42:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=895"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:42:56","slug":"fcra-bill-sent-to-joint-parliamentary-committee-amid-opposition-ruckus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=895","title":{"rendered":"FCRA Bill sent to Joint Parliamentary Committee amid opposition ruckus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<div class=\"aHAWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133177792,imgsize-1229764,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/133177792.jpg\" title=\"Modi Govt Going Slow On FCRA Bill To Woo Stalin\u2019s DMK, Sharad Pawar\u2019s NCP-SP For Delimitation?\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdersrc=\"\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" msid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" alt=\"Modi Govt Going Slow On FCRA Bill To Woo Stalin\u2019s DMK, Sharad Pawar\u2019s NCP-SP For Delimitation?\" class=\"undefined\"\/><\/div>\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined   YjeWt\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<p><span title=\"FCRA amendment bill sent to JPC (Image: IANS)\">FCRA amendment bill sent to JPC (Image: IANS)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill was formally referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Wednesday after the Centre moved a motion to this effect in Parliament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Union minister Nityanand Rai moved the motion in the Lok Sabha after the House resumed proceedings following its morning adjournment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;That the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, be referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses consisting of 21 Members of this House to be nominated by the Hon&#8217;ble Speaker, Lok Sabha, and 10 members of Rajya Sabha to be nominated by Hon&#8217;ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha,&#8221; the motion moved by the junior home minister stated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>According to the Supplementary List of Business for the Lok Sabha, the proposed Joint Committee will comprise 31 members, including 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The committee will examine the Bill in detail and submit its report to Parliament by the last day of the first week of the Winter Session in 2026.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The motion also specified that one-third of the committee\u2019s total membership would constitute the quorum for its meetings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>While the government has moved to refer the Bill to a committee for review, the Congress has maintained its opposition to the legislation and called for its complete withdrawal. The Opposition has previously raised concerns that the proposed amendments could be used to target civil society and minority institutions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Congress MP KC Venugopal sought the withdrawal of the Bill, a demand that also received support from Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>In reply, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said the opposition should welcome the government&#8217;s decision to refer the Bill to a JPC, adding that it contained no provision targeting minority institutions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The FCRA regulates the receipt and use of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and organisations in India, with the aim of ensuring that such funds are used for the purposes for which they are received.<\/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><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25 and is currently under consideration by Parliament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The monsoon session of Parliament began on July 20 and is scheduled to conclude on August 13. Proceedings have been repeatedly disrupted by opposition protests over several issues, including Delhi Police action against protesters on July 20. Several Bills have been passed in the Lok Sabha amid opposition protests and limited debate.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/fcra-bill-sent-to-joint-parliamentary-committee-amid-opposition-ruckus\/articleshow\/133177706.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FCRA amendment bill sent to JPC (Image: IANS) NEW DELHI: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill was formally referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Wednesday after the Centre moved a motion to this effect in Parliament.Union minister Nityanand Rai moved the motion in the Lok Sabha after the House resumed proceedings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}