The Mizoram government and the state’s leading church organisations have decided to jointly approach the Centre seeking amendments to the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, stating that the legislation in its current form is not acceptable.
The decision was taken at a meeting between Chief Minister Lalduhoma and representatives of the Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC) and the Council of Churches in Mizoram (CCM) at the Chief Minister’s official residence on Saturday.
During the meeting, participants reviewed the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and unanimously expressed concern over several provisions of the Bill. They agreed that the proposed legislation, as it stands, could adversely affect the interests of the state and its institutions.
The meeting resolved that the Mizoram government would prepare a memorandum recommending changes to the proposed Bill and submit it to the Union Government.
It was also decided that Chief Minister Lalduhoma would seek an appointment with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to facilitate a joint visit by leaders of the MKHC and CCM to New Delhi for the submission of the memorandum.
The Chief Minister was accompanied at the meeting by his advisers and MLAs Lalmuanpuia Punte and TBC Lalvenchhunga.
The development comes shortly after the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee urged the state government to convene a special session of the Assembly to adopt a resolution opposing the proposed FCRA Amendment Bill.
In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister earlier this week, the Congress alleged that the proposed amendments could adversely impact Christian organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and called on the state government to formally convey Mizoram’s objections to the Centre.
