New Delhi, April 1 -- Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday launched a sharp critique at Centre, accusing it of "weaponising" laws in order to "stifle opposing voices of civil society."

Speaking to ANI, Chidambaram stressed that just like PMLA, the government wills to "weaponise" FCRA, which will have a chilling effect on the NGOs.

"This government is prone to weaponising the laws to stifle opposing voices of civil society. The way they weaponised the PMLA, they are attempting to weaponise the FCRA. By giving draconian powers, they will stifle civil society, and it will have a chilling effect on NGOs," said Chidambaram.

The remarks follow Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav's statement where he criticised the Centre's propos...