Rajiv Gandhi Foundation took grants from China, Zakir Naik: Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday alleged that the Congress has raised the issue of India-China face-off to avoid the question of FCRA violation by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, an organisation run by the opposition party. Talking to media outside Parliament, Shah said, the Foundation had received a grant of Rs 1.35 crore from the Chinese Embassy during 2005-2007, which was not appropriate as per the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). He said, the government has cancelled its registration as per the rule. Shah also claimed that the Foundation headed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi received Rs 50 lakh from Zakir Naik, founder of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), which was banned by the government for its alleged involvement in terrorism.

कांग्रेस जवाब दे कि वर्ष 2005-07 के बीच राजीव गाँधी फाउंडेशन ने चीनी दूतावास से जो 1 करोड़ 35 लाख रुपये प्राप्त किये उनसे क्या किया?

कांग्रेस देश को बताये कि राजीव गाँधी चैरिटेबल ट्रस्ट ने जाकिर नाइक की संस्था से बिना अनुमति के FCRA खाते में जुलाई 2011 को 50 लाख रुपये क्यों लिए? pic.twitter.com/HulVovrdij

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 13, 2022

The Minister added that a question was listed in the Lok Sabha about it but the Congress and other opposition parties disrupted the proceedings. Shah asserted that till the time the Narendra Modi government is in power, no one can capture even an inch of Indian soil. "India's permanent seat in the UN Security Council was sacrificed because of Nehru's love for China," Shah said. 
Meanwhile, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has stressed that there is no relation between India-China border face-off and FCRA licence cancellation of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. Talking to reporters, Kharge expressed disappointment that clarification to Opposition parties was not allowed after the Defence Minister's statement on India-China border face off in Rajya Sabha.