NEW DELHI, March 18 -- Four years after the enactment of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA), the Union Home Ministry has finally issued the Rules, providing clarity on procedures for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, or Parsi migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who entered India before December 31, 2014, to apply for Indian citizenship. While this move purportedly extends a compassionate hand to vulnerable communities from neighbouring countries, it has sparked a renewed debate on the Act's discriminatory nature and compatibility with the Constitutional principles.

The decision to implement the CAA just days before the announcement of general election dates has raised significant concerns about the ruling party's inten...