Goa, Sept. 4 -- South Goa MP Capt. Viriato Fernandes has been nominated as a member of the 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026.

BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal will chair the committee, which has been tasked with scrutinising the proposed legislation and submitting its report to the Lok Sabha by the last day of the first week of the upcoming Winter Session.

The Bill was introduced in Parliament on March 25 and subsequently referred to the JPC following strong opposition from various stakeholders and opposition parties.

Fernandes' inclusion in the panel gives the South Goa MP a role in the parliamentary scrutiny of the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (R...