India, June 22 -- The ruling regime continues in a systematic yet manipulative manner, with its vicious, anti-people agenda. The latest is its insensitive and draconian proposed changes to the FCRA. On March 25, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai. According to the Government, the Bill seeks to bridge legal gaps in the management of assets created through foreign funds and to streamline the accountability of NGO functionaries.

Seemingly innocuous words, but when one goes through the provisions of the Bill, one realises that it is the death-knell for humanitarian and other good works, which largely benefit the poor, the marginalis...