{"id":9448,"date":"2026-08-06T22:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9448"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:10:43","slug":"opposition-opposes-fcra-bill-says-minorities-being-targeted-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9448","title":{"rendered":"Opposition opposes FCRA bill, says minorities being targeted | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133015925,imgsize-313224,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/new-delhi-aug-06-ani-lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-conducts-the-proceedings-of-.jpg\" alt=\"Opposition opposes FCRA bill, says minorities being targeted\" title=\"A few allies argued that opposition should join the discussion if govt puts FCRA bill on agenda\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A few allies argued that opposition should join the discussion if govt puts FCRA bill on agenda\">A few allies argued that opposition should join the discussion if govt puts FCRA bill on agenda<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Briefing the opposition parties about his discussion with parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on the delimitation bill a day earlier, LoP Rahul Gandhi Thursday said he told govt that the opposition stand remains the same, and that women&#8217;s reservation should be introduced in the current strength of Lok Sabha of 543 MPs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Opposition also discussed FCRA bill, where members expressed ignorance about its final contents. But the parties remain implacably opposed to the legislation that they have slammed as targeting religious minorities, especially Christians. Interestingly, a senior member told the gathering that govt may remove the objectionable clause on &#8220;retrospective effect&#8221;. Some touched upon the reports that US is opposed to the bill.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>A few allies argued that opposition should join the discussion if govt puts FCRA bill on agenda. But the issue remains uncertain in the wake of the ongoing opposition protests. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge reiterated that normal functioning of Parliament depends on the twin demands that home minister Amit Shah make a statement on police crackdown on Jantar Mantar protesters and issue an apology, and the PM makes a statement on Ayodhya donation theft.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Congress MPs KC Venugopal and Hibi Eden termed the FCRA bill as targeting the Christian charities besides religious minorities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>CPM MP John Brittas said, &#8220;We are opposed to this bill as it stifles minority groups and civil society. It reflects a pattern as seen in waqf bill.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Kharge informed the allies that the minister had invited him for discussion, but he was out of station. 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