India, Nov. 30 -- Rahul Gandhi and his Congress party are opposing the Modi government's move to identify citizenship and prepare the voter list accordingly, but why is it not being reminded to them and to the public that when Rahul Baba's government was in power in 2008-2009, the citizenship identification project had already been initiated by Mr. Chidambaram?

As Home Minister, Chidambaram had approved crores of rupees in budget for this purpose, in order to stop the infiltration of illegal Bangladeshis and strengthen India's security. He had even begun collecting forms and preparing lists for citizenship smart cards in several states.

Lakhs of people across the country, including journalists like me, went to the designated government ...