Thread by @BaluSreevidya

FCRA Amendment Bill is tabled in Parliament. I don't see any self-appointed anti-conversion handles applauding this Bill by @HMOIndia ?

After cancelling registration of over 19,000 NGOs and taking many to court, the @PMOIndia is focusing on compliance and transparency.

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Key changes proposed (death-blow to foreign sponsored conversion, subversion, terror, narrative):

1. No Public Servant can receive foreign funds - adding Public Servants to the ambit of forbidden lot (legislators, candidates, journalists, media, judges, govt. employees)

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2. NGOs who were using 50% of foreign funds to run their offices, administer salaries. Now on, this will be less than 20%. In other words, NGOs cannot use foreign money to hire and run their offices to the extent they do now. Will restrict their power and presence in India.

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Won't affect pro-nation, pro-Hindu NGOs as they are mostly voluntarily run with funds within the country. So, think whom this will affect, and why some NGOs, Congress opposing this Bill

3. Special focus on compliance and transparency of foreign funds, better scrutiny.

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4. NGOs can receive foreign funds only into a designated FCRA account - cannot transfer it into associated accounts. This is huge.

5. Another huge - the government can stop NGO from using balance funds after a 'summary enquiry' - does not need to 'find guilty'. More powers!

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6. Most importantly - any new FCRA registration or renewal of FCRA licence will now require Aadhaar number of ALL office bearers or a copy of passport or OCI card in case of a foreigner - No more unidentified entities can influence our decision making any more.

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This is a huge step to stop foreign influence in India - be it

Homegrown jihad
Naxal terror
Conversion
Subversion
Hindering development
Media orchestrations
Narrative setting
Political funding, or
Manufacturing dissent.

Pranams and thank you @AmitShah @HMOIndia

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