FCRA notice served on Jaising’s firm

Indira Jaising has received foreign funds while holding a government post, says MHA

Noted lawyer Indira Jaising’s human rights advocacy firm Lawyers’ Collective has been served a notice by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for allegedly receiving foreign funds of over Rs.11 crore when she held the post of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) from 2009 to 2012.

Ms.Jaising was appointed by the then UPA government, and the MHA has said in its notice that she received foreign funds while holding a government post, which is a violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA).

The MHA curiously sent the notice acting on a complaint filed by a Jaipur resident, Raj Kumar Sharma.

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Important Points :- 

• Home Minister :- Rajnath Singh
• FCRA :- The Foreign Contribution (regulation) Act, 2010 is an Indian act of Parliament, the 42nd of 2010. It is a consolidating act whose scope is to regulate the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to the national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto."

Source : The Hindu, 21-Nov-2015