John Brittas slams government for treating FCRA data as ‘National Secrecy’; says all his queries were disallowed in RS

Senior CPI(M) leader and Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas accused the Union government of blocking attempts to seek elementary information on the government’s policy decisions regarding the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), saying routine parliamentary questions on the issue are now treated as “secret in nature”.

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In a detailed post on X, Mr. Brittas, said that since 2024 he has submitted eight questions seeking clarity on FCRA suspensions, cancellations, non‑renewals, fresh registrations, and the removal of public access to NGO‑wise data from the FCRA dashboard. “Yet, none of those questions elicited any response,” he wrote.

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According to him, all questions relating to FCRA licence cancellations were disallowed under Rule 47(2)(XXII) of Rajya Sabha procedures, which bars queries seeking “secret” information. The MP added that his most recent question, submitted on March 11, 2026, during the ongoing Budget Session and just weeks before the government circulated the contentious FCRA Amendment Bill, specifically sought reasons for restricting public access on the FCRA portal.