BJP calls Congress’s charge against Union Home Minister on FCRA ‘baseless and politically motivated’
The BJP has dismissed allegations from Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, who accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of weaponizing the FCRA to target civil society and minority institutions. The dispute follows a request from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India for the government to withdraw and redraft the proposed FCRA Bill, 2026.
Why it matters
The controversy highlights growing tensions between the government and civil society regarding the regulation of foreign funding, which remains a critical issue for the operational independence of NGOs and religious institutions in India.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said the Congress leader K.C. Venugopal’s allegations against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) were “baseless and politically motivated”.
The article maintains a neutral stance by providing equal space for the accusations made by the Congress party and the subsequent rebuttal from the BJP spokesperson, adhering to standard journalistic reporting practices.
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