{"id":8875,"date":"2026-04-04T03:16:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=8875"},"modified":"2026-04-04T03:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:16:48","slug":"130011839-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=8875","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Anxiety among minorities&#8217;: Shashi Tharoor questions FCRA Ammendment Bill | India News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/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-130011872,imgsize-75690,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/shashi-tharoor39s-interview-with-pti.jpg\" alt=\"'Anxiety among minorities': Shashi Tharoor questions FCRA Ammendment Bill\" title=\"Shashi Tharoor (File photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Shashi Tharoor (File photo)\">Shashi Tharoor (File photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Congress MP <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shashi-tharoor\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shashi Tharoor<\/a> questioned reports that the Centre may withdraw the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, saying the move could not be fully trusted.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Speaking in Nilambur recently, Tharoor said, \u201cThe Centre&#8217;s reported withdrawal of the FCRA Amendment Bill cannot be fully trusted. <!-- -->The urgency with which the central government is attempting to introduce changes to the FCRA is difficult to understand.<!-- --> There is a possibility of the bill being reintroduced when Parliament reconvenes on the 16th.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Massive Opposition Protests Forces Modi Govt To Pause Foreign Contribution (FCRA) Bill In Lok Sabha<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>He added that the opposition will stay vigilant, saying, \u201cThe opposition will not allow the passage of any amendment that creates anxiety among religious minorities.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>His remarks came a day after opposition MPs staged a protest at Makar Dwar in Parliament, demanding that the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, be withdrawn. <!-- -->They said the proposed changes could create uncertainty and anxiety among NGOs and religious minority groups.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25. Though the Bill was listed for consideration in Wednesday&#8217;s Lok Sabha agenda, it was not taken up for discussion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>It seeks to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. 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