The CAA is constitutionally valid.
It is a humanitarian piece of legislation, which offers citizenship to certain persons who have been refugees in this country and stateless for far too long.
CAA is not anti-Muslim: Muslims can apply for citizenship by naturalization under a separate section of the Citizenship Act.
The limited scope of CAA is based on both – compelling principles of constitutional morality as also public policy. With the greatest respect, the Act is not divisive; unfortunately, its motivated opponents are.
Those interested in the details may read the complete article that appeared in 2020.
(This article has been compiled from the tweet thread posted by @JethmalaniM on March 12, 2024, with minor edits to improve readability and conform to HinduPost style guide)
