The Narendra Modi government, unlike all previous Indian governments including that of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has through the Citizenship Amendment Act, made religion a factor in granting citizenship to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. While Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Christians facing repression in any of the three countries will get Indian citizenship, Muslims are exempt. This goes against the Indian Constitution, which does not make religion a criterion for obtaining citizenship. The fact that Shias and Ahmadiyya minorities face persecution in both Afghanistan and Pakistan was conveniently overlooked.