The Home Ministry had stated that Section 3 of the FCRA prohibits acceptance of foreign contribution by correspondents, columnists, cartoonists, editor, owner, printer, publisher of a registered newspaper but Mander has been writing columns and articles in newspapers and web portals
According to senior officials in the MHA, the government has all papers and proofs about the activities and discrepancies in the FCRA accounts of the cancelled organisations and there was no “partisan or political action” against any organisation
FCRA registration is mandatory for any NGO or association if it has to receive foreign funds. Around 16,900 NGOs or associations in the country currently have FCRA licences
CPR’s accounts were frozen following a February 27 order by MHA suspending its registration certificate. A single judge bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad listed the matter Wednesday, asking the Centre’s counsel to show the dictionary meaning of the word utilisation.
The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of 1,811 NGOs were cancelled by the government between 2019-21 for alleged violation of law, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.