Lucknow, Aug. 13 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati has accused both the government and the opposition of politicising the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill.

Sharing a post on social media on Thursday, she stated that it would have been better if the opposition had allowed Parliament to function and highlighted its shortcomings instead of blocking the bill; however, they insisted on not allowing Parliament to operate.

Mayawati said that the government wanted to pass the FCRA Amendment Bill immediately, calling it very important, like other bills. However, due to strong protest from the opposition, it was hurriedly sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) yesterday without any preliminary discuss...