FCRA Bill referred to JPC: What it proposes and why it is facing opposition

India's government is poised to gain sweeping powers to seize NGO assets,  including schools, hospitals and places of worship,  if an organisation's foreign-funding licence is cancelled or not renewed, under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which has now been pushed toward a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) amid fierce opposition from Congress, TMC, DMK and Christian groups, just a day before Parliament's Monsoon Session is set to end on August 13.

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