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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju connected Tuesday (March 31, 2026) asserted that the FCRA Amendment Bill lone seeks to halt the usage of overseas backing against nationalist information and interests and not to people immoderate spiritual organisation.
Speaking to reporters present astatine the BJP headquarters, Mr. Rijiju slammed the Congress and Left parties, accusing them of spreading falsehood connected the projected amendment successful the FCRA.
Their claims astir the Bill are "completely false, fabricated and misleading," the elder BJP person added.
A Bill to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act was introduced successful the Lok Sabha connected March 25, with the authorities making it wide that individuals engaging successful forced spiritual conversion done overseas backing volition not beryllium spared.
Introducing the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai had stated that the authorities aims to heighten transparency and guarantee due utilisation of funds received from abroad.
Asked astir the Opposition's claims astir the Bill, Mr. Rijiju said, "There are immoderate rumours dispersed by the Communist enactment and the Congress successful Kerala that the authorities of India is bringing FCRA amendment Bill to halt the activities of assorted spiritual organisations." The projected amendment Bill has been brought "only to modulate overseas backing into India, lone to cheque misuse of funds successful immoderate amerciable activity," the Minority Affairs Minister asserted.
"Money illegally comes and (is) utilized against nationalist security. So for nationalist information and successful the nationalist interest, the projected amendments person been brought," helium added.
Mr. Rijiju alleged that the Left parties and the Congress are spreading falsehoods with respect to projected amendments successful the Bill, arsenic they are frightened of the BJP getting immense enactment of radical successful Kerala successful the run-up to the State Assembly polls.
"I powerfully cull the rumours being dispersed by the Congress and Communist parties, particularly successful Kerala. Congress and communists are spreading lies," the elder BJP person said "The Bill is not against immoderate spiritual group.... They should halt spreading these kinds of lies," helium added.
