New Delhi, March 31 -- When we look at the final list of the NRC (Assam), which can be viewed as a pilot for a national NRC, again we do not find any hard evidence of discrimination against Muslims.

The charge that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is a prelude to the NRC (National Register of Citizens) that will be used to target Muslims and render them stateless is a myth of unmitigated proportions. No anti-CAA opponent including the so-called public intellectuals and the voraciously voluble TV anchors and newspaper columnists have been able to proffer a plausible explanation for this baseless accusation. They are indulging in hit and run tactics under the assumption that they will not be held accountable amidst the din that has been...