Amid pushback, government ready to refer FCRA Bill to a JPC

7 min readNew DelhiAug 12, 2026 02:03 AM IST First published on: Aug 11, 2026 at 09:29 PM IST The government is ready to send the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), sources told The Indian Express Tuesday. The Opposition has been demanding the withdrawal of the Bill and civil society and religious bodies, especially the Church, have expressed concern that asset-vesting rules in the Bill could be used to penalise past investments. Several Church bodies have voiced their fears in meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the last few days.