New Delhi, March 31 The Congress claimed on Tuesday that the BJP is planning to "bulldoze" the FCRA amendments in Parliament and said it would not allow the "blatantly unconstitutional" and "draconian bill" to be passed.
Congress general secretary in-charge organization K C Venugopal said that party MPs have been urgently asked to reach Delhi and attend Parliament on Wednesday.
A bill to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, with the government making it clear that individuals engaging in forced religious conversion through foreign funding will not be spared.
Introducing the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai had stated that the legislation aims to enhance transparency and ensure proper utilisation of funds received from abroad.
In a post on X, Venugopal said, "The BJP is planning to bulldoze the FCRA Amendments tomorrow in Parliament," at a time when the Congress and many Opposition parties are in the middle of an intense election season.
"This is a blatantly unconstitutional law, which will destroy NGOs and community organizations, especially those run by minority communities," he said.
"We will not allow the BJP to arm-twist honest philanthropic institutions through this draconian bill," Venugopal said.
Congress MPs have been urgently asked to reach Delhi and attend Parliament on Wednesday, he said.
The Congress will be holding a protest outside Parliament at 10.30 am against this Bill, Venugopal said and asserted that "we will not allow this to be passed under any circumstances".
Earlier in the day, Union minister Kiren Rijiju asserted that the FCRA amendment Bill only seeks to stop the use of foreign funding against national security and interests and not to target any religious organization.
Speaking to reporters at the BJP headquarters, Rijiju slammed the Congress and Left parties, accusing them of spreading falsehood on the proposed amendment in the FCRA.
Their claims about the Bill are "completely false, fabricated and misleading," the BJP leader added.