Shashi Tharoor Slams FCRA Amendment Bill as 'Control, Not Transparency'

The government of India wants to change a law called the FCRA, which controls how charities and other groups in India can receive money from other countries.

A politician named Shashi Tharoor says the new changes are not about being open about that money, but about the government taking control.

He is worried because the new law would let a person chosen by the government take over the money and buildings of groups like hospitals and schools if their license is delayed or taken away.

Tharoor says this could turn a big, working 500-bed hospital into government property just because of a paperwork delay.

He says this is a big problem for churches and charities in a place called Kerala that have been helping poor people for many years.

He also believes the law may break important rules in India's constitution that protect people's property and religious groups.

Tharoor wants all the opposition parties to work together and stop the law from passing.

He thinks the law should first be studied carefully by a special committee that listens to experts and the public.

The government says the changes will fix problems in the old law and help manage foreign money better.