FCRA registration of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation cancelled after it received funds from Chinese embassy: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also claimed that the Foundation headed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi received ₹50 lakh from Zakir Naik, founder of the Islamic Research Foundation

Addressing reporters outside Parliament House, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) was cancelled as it allegedly got ₹1.35 crore from the Chinese Embassy.

Mr. Shah also claimed that the Foundation headed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi received ₹50 lakh from Zakir Naik, founder of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), which was banned by the government for its alleged involvement in terrorism.

On the border issue, the minister made it clear that the "BJP government will not allow any incursion on land. We will not leave an inch of land. The bravery shown by soldiers is appreciable, they have saved our land".

No one can capture an inch of land till the Narendra Modi government is in power, Mr. Shah said as the opposition demanded a discussion on clashes between Indian and Chinese forces along the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh.

Mr. Shah said Lok Sabha proceedings were disrupted by the Congress citing clashes on the border but the actual reason was that it did not want to hear facts about the RGF as a question was listed about it during the Question Hour in the House.

"Between 2005 and 2007, the RGF had received ₹1.35 crore from the Chinese embassy. After following due diligence, the home ministry cancelled the FCRA registration of the RGF," he said.

According to law, any NGO which intends to receive foreign funding must register itself under the FCRA.