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INDIA bloc split on strategy over FCRA bill, meet today
INDIA bloc parties are divided over their strategy on the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Bill, with floor leaders meeting Monday at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's office to finalise a plan. One faction…
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INDIA bloc parties are divided over their strategy on the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Bill, with floor leaders meeting Monday at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's office to finalise a plan. One faction wants Home Minister Amit Shah to make a statement before any debate, while another wants to directly join the discussion and raise issues like the RSS's non-registration and its funding sources.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju countered the opposition's demand, saying the government decides which minister speaks. He added that Shah attends Parliament daily and stays late. The opposition plans a protest at Makar Dwar at 10:30 am. Sources told Times Now the government has not formally informed the opposition about introducing the bill.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are spinning this as a principled stand, but the real picture is about tactics, not ideology. The opposition's demand for Amit Shah's statement is a political move, not a procedural one. The government's refusal is equally strategic. The test will be in the numbers: how many opposition MPs actually show up for the protest at Makar Dwar, and whether any ruling party MP breaks ranks on the FCRA bill.
Source: timesnownews.com
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