John Brittas slams government for treating FCRA data as ‘National Secrecy’; says all his queries were disallowed in RS

Senior CPI(M) person and Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas accused the Union authorities of blocking attempts to question simple accusation connected the government’s argumentation decisions regarding the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), saying regular parliamentary questions connected the contented are present treated arsenic “secret successful nature”.

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In a elaborate station connected X, Mr. Brittas, said that since 2024 helium has submitted 8 questions seeking clarity connected FCRA suspensions, cancellations, non‑renewals, caller registrations, and the removal of nationalist entree to NGO‑wise information from the FCRA dashboard. “Yet, nary of those questions elicited immoderate response,” helium wrote.

According to him, each questions relating to FCRA licence cancellations were disallowed nether Rule 47(2)(XXII) of Rajya Sabha procedures, which bars queries seeking “secret” information. The MP added that his astir caller question, submitted connected March 11, 2026, during the ongoing Budget Session and conscionable weeks earlier the authorities circulated the contentious FCRA Amendment Bill, specifically sought reasons for restricting nationalist entree connected the FCRA portal.

Mr. Brittas said adjacent “elementary queries” connected however galore organisations person mislaid their FCRA licences, the grounds for denial oregon non-renewal, their state-wise distribution, and the rationale down limiting entree to nationalist regulatory information person been blocked implicit the past 2 years.

“Are basal parliamentary queries connected the fig of FCRA licences cancelled, the reasons for denial oregon non-renewal, and the withdrawal of entree to nationalist regulatory information to beryllium treated arsenic classified information?” helium asked, adding that the crushed for disallowing his latest question has inactive not been published connected his member’s portal page.

Mr. Brittas said, “When transparency itself becomes “secret”, accountability becomes the archetypal casualty. One is compelled to ask: what is truthful confidential astir regulatory decisions affecting nationalist charitable institutions that adjacent Parliament is denied entree to the information?”