New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Opposition members of Joint Committee on the FCRA Amendment Bill, have written to Chairman Sanjay Jaiswal, seeking postponement of the JPC meeting scheduled for October 12 to enable detailed examination of the legislation. They have also said that time period to receive public opinion and comments should be extended to four weeks.

The Opposition MPs said that considering the importance and wide-ranging implications of the proposed legislation, they require adequate time to study the Bill and related documents thoroughly and in depth before proceeding with its examination. They requested that October 12 meeting be postponed by at least four weeks.

They also requested that the period for receiving comments, suggesti...