Union Home Minister Amit Shah defended the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) during a tribute to journalist Narendra Mohan, emphasizing its role in providing refuge to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. Shah accused opposition parties of misinformation while highlighting demographic concerns over illegal immigration, particularly in border states and West Bengal, which he linked to historical governance failures and vote bank politics. He proposed a high-powered demographic mission to assess the effects of illegal migration on India’s socio-economic landscape and reiterated the necessity of the Modi government’s policy to “Detect, Delete, and Deport” infiltrators. This discourse underscores the government’s commitment to national integrity and the protection of India’s cultural fabric amidst ongoing political challenges.