Kerala polls: No need for concern for churches over proposed FCRA amendments, says BJP leader Shone George

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BJP Kerala vice-president and NDA campaigner from the Pala Assembly constituency Shone George has sought to dispel the Church’s concerns astir the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), maintaining that the amendments were intended to modulate NGOs receiving overseas donations.

In the airy of religion groups expressing superior concerns implicit the amendments, Mr. George said connected Monday (March 30, 2026) that lone those establishments progressive successful irregular fiscal transactions should beryllium worried. He added that churches, which support due accounts, should person nary crushed for interest regarding the amendments.

He said immoderate NGOs had received overseas funds for “anti-national activities” and that the projected amendments were aimed astatine targeting specified groups. However, the Left and the Congress were trying to propagate that the amendments were targeted astatine religion groups, helium added.

NDA’s Pala campaigner Shone George speaks to ‘The Hindu’ | Video Credit: peculiar arrangement

Published - March 30, 2026 03:55 p.m. IST

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