Narendra Modi’s government has implemented a controversial law on Indian citizenship that has been widely criticised as discriminating against Muslims and sparked massive protests when it was enacted four years ago.
The official announcement by the home affairs ministry on Monday of the rules for use of the 2019 Citizenship (Amendment) Act came just days before the government is expected to set a date for the next general election.
Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party is seeking to increase its parliamentary majority and to secure the 73-year-old leader a third five-year term at the election, which is expected to be held in April and May.
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