Chennai, April 4 The Centre's FCRA Bill, which targets the properties of Christians, and there is no apparent national interest in depriving minorities of their property, DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson claimed here on Saturday.The Centre's intention in introducing the Foreign Contribution...
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Shillong, April 1 Meghalaya BJP MLA, A L Hek, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, and urging a consultative review of the proposed legislation.In his letter, Hek said he was placing on record "serious...
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New Delhi, Apr 1 Several Opposition MPs, led by the Congress, staged a protest in the Parliament complex on Wednesday against the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, and demanded that the proposed legislation be withdrawn.Displaying a large banner that read "Stop Targeting...
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New Delhi, March 31 The FCRA Amendment Bill is a "shocking government overreach," not a "regulation," but "control," TMC Rajya Sabha deputy leader Sagarika Ghose said on Tuesday.In a post on X, the TMC leader called the bill "draconian" and a "cruel takeover of faith.""The FCRA Amendment...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 The Congress has directed its MPs to urgently reach Delhi and attend the Parliament session, as the union government is set to introduce the FCRA Amendment Bill, AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal said on Tuesday.Describing the proposed law as "completely...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has expressed concerns over certain provisions in the proposed FCRA Bill and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to withdraw them.In a letter to Modi, Vijayan said the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment...
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New Delhi, March 27 The Congress on Friday demanded the revocation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, alleging that it is being used to silence those who do not align with the BJP’s ideology, while calling it a “fascist move”.“The Foreign Contribution (Regulation)...
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New Delhi, March 25: Congress MP Manish Tewari criticised the introduction of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, stating that the proposed legislation suffers from "serious constitutional maladies."The Bill was introduced by Union...
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