Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju engaged in a heated Lok Sabha exchange over the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026.Yadav alleged that the Bill was against minorities. Rijiju rejected the charge and challenged him to identify any provision that targeted minority communities.The Bill has been referred to a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee for detailed scrutiny amid Opposition protests.Watch the full exchange.

On Ayodhya, Yadav accused the BJP of “playing with people’s faith” by sharply increasing land prices and facilitating rapid sales.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, however, challenged opposition members in the House to cite a single provision in FCRA Bill that is against minorities