Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 -- Amid ongoing row over the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Amendment Rules 2026, BJP leader V Muraleedharan on Saturday claimed that Congress' criticism was driven by political considerations rather than genuine concern.

Saying that the Congress was "panicking" despite concerns of Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) being addressed, the BJP leader questioned whether the party feared losing its "vote bank."

Tracing the history of the FCRA, Muraleedharan pointed out that the law was first enacted in 1976, when the Congress itself was in power, and argued that it is designed for national security.

He noted that it was the Congress-led government under then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh th...