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Mizoram CM, Christian bodies urge Amit Shah to roll back FCRA Bill
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma and major Christian organisations including the Catholic Bishops Conference of India made coordinated social media appeals on Sunday for the Union government to withdraw the Foreign Contribution Regulation…
The Story in Brief
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma and major Christian organisations including the Catholic Bishops Conference of India made coordinated social media appeals on Sunday for the Union government to withdraw the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The Bill, introduced in Lok Sabha in March, includes a provision for a 'designated authority' to take over assets created from foreign funds when an NGO's FCRA registration is suspended or cancelled.
Sources say the government may consider the appeal despite plans to push the Bill through on August 12. The monsoon session ends August 13. Christian groups and two chief ministers have held at least four meetings with Home Minister Amit Shah since July. Shah had earlier assured the CBCI the Bill is not aimed at Christian NGOs, who receive under 15% of foreign donations.
The Indian Opinion
The noise around the FCRA Bill tries to paint it as a pure attack on Christian charities. Yet the government says it targets all unregistered foreign-funded groups and has held multiple meetings with church leaders. The real test is not slogans but specifics. Which operational challenge in the Bill is genuinely impossible for a compliant NGO to meet? That question will separate valid concern from political theatre.
Source: thehindu.com
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