The Center has canceled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.
In 2020, RGF's donation pattern was in the political limelight. BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda had on June 25 alleged that RGF had accepted donations worth $300,000 from China during 2005-06.
The Central Government has canceled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF). The official said it is an NGO linked to the Gandhi family for alleged violation of the law.
This came after an inquiry conducted by an inter-ministerial committee constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2020. "Yes, the FCRA license of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has been canceled after investigation against it," an official was quoted as saying by PTI.
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is the chairperson of the RGF, while other trustees include former prime minister Manmohan Singh, former finance minister P Chidambaram, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Why did the Center cancel the FCRA license of RGF?
In 2020, RGF's donation pattern was in the political limelight. BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda had on June 25 alleged that RGF had accepted donations worth $300,000 from China during 2005-06.
"I was surprised to see that the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation had received donations of $300,000 from the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Embassy. These donations were then used to study and promote free trade in the country. Corruption and Congress There are many ways the party should explain what study was done using these donations," Nadda had said.
The probe took place in the backdrop of the border dispute with China, which the BJP and Congress had accused each other of dereliction of duty.
The BJP had alleged that various organizations affiliated to the Gandhi family and Congress had accepted donations from China, while the main opposition party had repeatedly questioned the central government's handling of the border dispute.
Established in 1991, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation worked on several important issues including health, science and technology, women and children, disability assistance, etc. from 1991 to 2009. It also worked in the education sector. its website.
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