Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 -- Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, and IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday strongly criticised the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, terming it "a law of intimidation" that threatens minority institutions and charitable organisations across India.
Addressing a press conference at the KPCC office, Kharge said the Bill, recently tabled in Parliament by the union Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, goes far beyond regulating foreign funding. According to him, it seeks to assert political control over long-standing community-run institutions.
Kharge highlighted that provisions such as Sections 16A(2), 16A(3)(b), 16A(6), and 14B empower authorities to ...