The controversial Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which was listed for discussion and passage in the Lok Sabha, was not taken up on Wednesday amid strong protests by the Congress-led Opposition in Parliament over some of its provisions, with sources indicating that it was unlikely to come up before the Lok Sabha in the ongoing Budget session for consideration.With the Budget session coming to an end on April 2, the sources said it might now come up in the monsoon session. They indicated that the sudden decision to not bring the proposed legislation could also have been triggered by protests by Christian organisations against it in poll-bound Kerala, where the BJP is eyeing electoral gains.In the Lok Sabha, the FCRA Bill was listed for consideration and passage. However, as soon as the question hour began at 11 am, Opposition members, mainly from Kerala, started raising slogans against the provisions of the Bill.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Bill, introduced in the House last month, sought to protect national security and interests, and asserted that it was not aimed against any religion or organisation.However, the Bill was dropped from the supplementary list of business, though it was mentioned in the revised list of business shared initially on the Lok Sabha website.Rijiju later said the Bill was on the day’s agenda of legislative business since it had already been tabled but would not be taken up for consideration. He said he had informed Opposition leaders about this during a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee.Rijiju accused Congress and Left MPs of “misleading” the House and the “people of Kerala about the FCRA… for the sake of elections”.The Bill seeks to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, which regulates the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution and foreign hospitality to “ensure that such inflows do not adversely affect national interest, public order or national security”.