Lucknow, Aug. 13 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday launched a blistering attack on both the ruling BJP and the Congress-led opposition, accusing them of "excessively politicising" the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill and neglecting national interests.

In a post on X, Mayawati said, "Although the Congress party and its allies are labelling it as anti-minority and demanding its withdrawal, the government wants to link it to corruption in foreign funding. It is clear that both the ruling party and the opposition have excessively politicised this bill."

Referring to yesterday's Lok Sabha session, the BSP chief noted that the FCRA Amendment Bill was referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee ...