Foreign contribution prohibition restricts political, public-office and news-media recipients, including indirect receipt and diversion of foreign-source currency. Section 3 prohibits specified political, public-office and news-media related persons and entities from accepting foreign contribution. It also bars ... Summary
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Foreign contribution prohibition restricts political, public-office and news-media recipients, including indirect receipt and diversion of foreign-source currency.
Section 3 prohibits specified political, public-office and news-media related persons and entities from accepting foreign contribution. It also bars residents in India and Indian citizens abroad from accepting foreign contribution or foreign-source currency on behalf of political parties or prohibited recipients, and from transferring such currency where they know or have reasonable cause to believe it will reach those recipients. Currency received for persons subject to statutory restriction may be delivered only to its intended recipient. The 2020 amendment included public servants and updated the corporation definition.
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