In case you don't know
Yesterday, PM Modi laid foundation of another semiconductor manufacturing unit
This time at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh
Semiconductors will be a lasting legacy of PM Modi.
Remember: we could have had this earlier in UPA, but Dr Singh was busy with press conf
They discovered FCRA five minutes ago, demanded Modi fix it yesterday, and now distrust him for taking the tactical route to fix it.
Self-appointed nationalists: maximum urgency, minimum understanding.
@AbhishBanerj We have to start ignoring those, and keep focussing on the positive. Now I know what Modiji means when he says, don't talk focus on delivery.
@India_Policy How many knew about FCRA before the debate started, just like CAA or Waqf. This govt is bringing these bills, making people aware and following the Parliamentary setup.
The FCRA Bill going to a JPC has triggered panic in the very ecosystem that should be worried about FCRA reform.
Apparently, asking Parliament to scrutinise a sensitive law now means “Modi has surrendered.”
What a ridiculous standard.
A government that has pushed through CAA, Waqf reforms, IBC and major regulatory changes is hardly going to abandon FCRA because a parliamentary committee is examining it.
In fact, the opposite is true.
If the objective is to tighten the foreign funding regime, the law needs to be airtight. Every loophole needs to be examined. Every constitutional challenge needs to be anticipated. Every possible legal escape route needs to be closed.
The battle over FCRA will not end when Parliament passes the Bill. It will move to the courts and the public arena immediately.
So build the law accordingly.
JPC is not retreat. It is battlefield preparation.
And those celebrating today may want to wait for the final legislation.
@JaipurDialogues Happy to see a same comment from Jaipur dialogue. Please note after JPC on CAA, a clause was added on OCI cancellation, which was a value add of JPC.
@indomitablesoul@MinhazMerchant Excellent point - before Modi govt started debating CAA, Waqf and FCRA, majority did not know the issues govt was trying to address. But once they knew they thought it was the most important bill to be passed urgently!