1. FCRA Bill enters detailed scrutiny as 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee takes charge

FCRA Bill enters detailed scrutiny as 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee takes charge

India

  • Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla forms a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee JPC to review the FCRA Amendment Bill.
  • BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal will chair the panel, with 21 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha members.
  • Opposition parties and church groups have raised concerns over the bill’s impact on minorities and NGOs.
  • The bill proposes wider government powers over assets created through foreign contributions by NGOs.

Source: hindustantimes.com

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