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Delhi Assembly Election | Controversy Erupts over Voter Rolls, Illegal Immigrants, and Rohingya Refugees
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Delhi Assembly Election | Controversy Erupts over Voter Rolls, Illegal Immigrants, and Rohingya Refugees

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 21, 2024 20:58 IST - 8 MINS READ As Delhi gears up for its Assembly election, a political slugfest has erupted between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP over alleged irregularities in the electoral roll. While the BJP has accused AAP of increasing its support base with “illegal voters,” particularly undocumented Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants, …

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Delhi Assembly Election: Latest BJP-AAP Battle Centres Around Purvanchal Votes. Here's Why It Matters
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Delhi Assembly Election: Latest BJP-AAP Battle Centres Around Purvanchal Votes. Here's Why It Matters

ABP News  

Purvanchali votes have become the centre of the latest battle between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of assembly polls in Delhi. Nadda's statement soon snowballed into a controversy with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal accusing the BJP president of calling the people of the Purvanchali community "Rohingyas and Bangladeshis", and "admitting" that their names were being …

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Inside India’s Detention Camps: Rohingya Refugees Face Abuse, Harsh Conditions
2 days, 12 hours ago

Inside India’s Detention Camps: Rohingya Refugees Face Abuse, Harsh Conditions

The Quint  

“We have done nothing wrong. Our villages were being burned, and we came here to save our lives”, says Minara Begum, a 45- year-old mother of three from Buthidaung, Myanmar. Through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Canadian High commission requested to interview Minara. But the Indian authorities denied their request to be interviewed either virtually or at …

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Delhi: ‘Identify Illegal Bangladeshi Migrant Children, Ensure No Birth Certificates Issued’, MCD Orders Schools
2 days, 20 hours ago

Delhi: ‘Identify Illegal Bangladeshi Migrant Children, Ensure No Birth Certificates Issued’, MCD Orders Schools

ABP News  

Delhi News: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has issued an order requiring schools to verify and identify the children of illegal Bangladeshi migrants and to ensure that no birth certificates are issued to such individuals. According to an order copy shared by news agency ANI, the Education Department has been instructed to take appropriate steps to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrant …

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Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of calling 'Purvanchalis' as Rohingyas, deleting their votes | VIDEO
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3 days, 2 hours ago

Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of calling 'Purvanchalis' as Rohingyas, deleting their votes | VIDEO

India TV News  

Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal today accused Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda of equating 'Purvanchalis' with Rohingyas and Bangladeshi people, and admitting deletion of their votes in Delhi ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls. Former Delhi CM and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, "I want to tell people of Purvanchal that we won't let anyone's …

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Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean
3 days, 14 hours ago

Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean

Al Jazeera  

The 102 refugees, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee. More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s navy, bringing them safely to port. The 102 people, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port …

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Continued Detention Of Saudi Born "Rohingya Refugee" In Jail Despite Completion Of Sentence Violates Article 21: Madhya Pradesh High Court
5 days, 8 hours ago

Continued Detention Of Saudi Born "Rohingya Refugee" In Jail Despite Completion Of Sentence Violates Article 21: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

While considering the case of a man–born in Saudi Arabia and claiming to be a Rohingya refugee–the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court said that his detention in the city's Central jail after completion of his sentence for allegedly having a foreign passport violated his right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The District Collector, …

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Read how AAP which now blames BJP earlier facilitated Rohingyas
1 week ago

Read how AAP which now blames BJP earlier facilitated Rohingyas

Op India  

Aam Aadmi Party has made a name for itself due to various reasons. AAP supporters acknowledged that the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi has worked very hard to uplift Muslims in Delhi, including “sharanarthi”, in a 2022 video that went viral from an Ahmedabad gathering organized by the “Muslim Fighters Club,” a community of Muslims based in Juhapura. However, he …

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How Myanmar’s junta is suppressing information about a hunger crisis
1 week ago

How Myanmar’s junta is suppressing information about a hunger crisis

Hindustan Times  

By Poppy McPherson, Devjyot Ghoshal, Steve Stecklow and Ruma Paul How Myanmar’s junta is suppressing information about a hunger crisis COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, - Myanmar’s ruling junta has suppressed information about a severe food crisis gripping the country by pressuring researchers not to collect data about hunger and aid workers not to publish it, a Reuters investigation has found. “I’ve …

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No amenities, no jobs: Rohingya suffer amid AAP-BJP slugfest
1 week ago

No amenities, no jobs: Rohingya suffer amid AAP-BJP slugfest

The Hindu  

Deen Md., a 65-year-old immigrant living in Madanpur Khadar colony of south Delhi, says he often hears the name of his ethnic group — Rohingya — in the political discourse, but it is never for anything good. Blame game The BJP, the main Opposition party in Delhi, has been accusing the ruling AAP of “helping to settle illegal Rohingya immigrants” …

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Atishi writes to Shah over presence of Rohingya; Puri says AAP govt. ‘playing host’
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Atishi writes to Shah over presence of Rohingya; Puri says AAP govt. ‘playing host’

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and questioned how did “illegal Rohingya” reach the Capital from across the country’s border with Myanmar “without getting detected”. She also reiterated her party’s stance that the “illegal” Muslim refugees from Myanmar were “settled in large numbers” in Delhi by the BJP-led Centre, citing an over two-year-old …

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Atishi Writes To Shah Over Rohingyas Row In Delhi, Accuses Centre Of 'Conscious Decision' To Settle Refugees
1 week, 1 day ago

Atishi Writes To Shah Over Rohingyas Row In Delhi, Accuses Centre Of 'Conscious Decision' To Settle Refugees

ABP News  

As the ruling AAP and BJP continue to hit out at each other amid the ongoing row over Rohingyas and Bangladeshis staying illegally in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, slamming the central government for its "conscious decision" of settling illegal migrant Rohingya refugees in different parts of the city. …

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Atishi claims Centre settling Rohingyas in Delhi; 'false narrative', says Hardeep Puri
1 week, 1 day ago

Atishi claims Centre settling Rohingyas in Delhi; 'false narrative', says Hardeep Puri

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, accusing the BJP-led Centre of settling "a large number of illegal Rohingyas" in different parts of the city. Atishi claims Centre settling Rohingyas in Delhi; 'false narrative', says Hardeep Puri With the A targeting Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri over his tweets and claiming that …

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A nuanced and compassionate understanding of Rohingya’s flight is the need of the hour
1 week, 1 day ago

A nuanced and compassionate understanding of Rohingya’s flight is the need of the hour

The Hindu  

The presence of Rohingya community within India is progressively becoming an issue of political blame-game and some political actors are busy pedalling mass anxiety without factoring in the complex multiplicity of vectors related to the issue, including the growing importance of the issue globally. They have accused the ruling National Conference government of protecting the settlers by providing them with …

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Taking away rights of Delhi residents: Atishi to Amit Shah on Rohingya issue
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Taking away rights of Delhi residents: Atishi to Amit Shah on Rohingya issue

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, raising concerns over the resettlement of Rohingyas in the national capital. The letter, sent amidst an ongoing political tussle between AAP and the BJP, highlights what Atishi described as the Centre's failure to protect India's borders, leading to the infiltration and alleged settlement of Rohingyas in Delhi. Atishi, …

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AAP vs BJP over Rohingya refugees in Delhi: 'False narratives, half truths'
1 week, 1 day ago

AAP vs BJP over Rohingya refugees in Delhi: 'False narratives, half truths'

India Today  

A political slugfest erupted between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP after Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, citing an Indian Today report, wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and raised concerns over the resettlement of Rohingya refugees in the national capital. Hitting back, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri accused the AAP of setting false narratives and speaking half truths. …

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Jihadi groups carrying out atrocities against Buddhists, Hindus on Myanmar-Bangladesh border: Arakan Army
1 week, 2 days ago

Jihadi groups carrying out atrocities against Buddhists, Hindus on Myanmar-Bangladesh border: Arakan Army

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The separatist Arakan Army has gained control over nearly all of Rakhine state in Myanmar, pushing back against junta-led forces. "There are nearly 11 militant groups operating out of Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh which include the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation, Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, Arakan Rohingya Army. The radical militant groups have allegedly recruited young orphans from Rohingya …

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Myanmar ethnic armed group claims control of border region
1 week, 4 days ago

Myanmar ethnic armed group claims control of border region

The Hindu  

A Myanmar ethnic armed group has claimed complete control of a key region along the Bangladesh border, piling further pressure on the junta battling opponents elsewhere across the country. Fighting has rocked western Rakhine state since the Arakan Army attacked security forces in November last year, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since the junta's 2021 coup. A statement …

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Two-member UN team meets Rohingya Muslims in Jammu
1 week, 5 days ago

Two-member UN team meets Rohingya Muslims in Jammu

Deccan Chronicle  

Jammu: A two-member team of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees met Rohingya Muslims at a slum here amid a heated debate whether the illegally settled immigrants be provided water and electricity. Senior Protection Officer Tomoko Fukumura along with Protection Associate Ragini Trakroo Zutushi on Monday met the Rohingya Muslims and some local residents in the Kiryani Talab area …

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J&K Parties Differ on How to Deal With Rohingya Refugees
1 week, 6 days ago

J&K Parties Differ on How to Deal With Rohingya Refugees

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: The Congress party on Tuesday called for dealing with the Rohingya refugees in Jammu in accordance with the international conventions and law and said that curtailing basic amenities to them is tantamount to a criminal act. While addressing a press conference in Jammu, the BJP J&K unit chief spokesman Sunil Sethi said that the party will urge Lieutenant Governor …

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Myanmar’s ethnic group seizes final Army outpost in Maungdaw, gains control of border with Bangladesh
1 week, 6 days ago

Myanmar’s ethnic group seizes final Army outpost in Maungdaw, gains control of border with Bangladesh

Live Mint  

One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar's army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the 271-kilometer -long border with Bangladesh. The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group's control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete, and marks another advance …

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'Hindutva Inciting Violence Against Muslims': Iltija Mufti Triggers Row, BJP Demands Apology
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'Hindutva Inciting Violence Against Muslims': Iltija Mufti Triggers Row, BJP Demands Apology

ABP News  

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija said on Sunday that 'Hindutva' is a disease which is tarnishing Hinduism by inciting "lynching and persecution" of minorities, particularly Muslims, and the BJP is leveraging it to consolidate its vote bank. Today Hinduism also finds itself in a similar situation where it’s being used & abused to… — Iltija Mufti December 8, 2024 …

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Rohingya crackdown in Jammu: Eviction ordered, water and electricity cut
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Rohingya crackdown in Jammu: Eviction ordered, water and electricity cut

Op India  

Authorities in Jammu have intensified their crackdown on Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators. As per media reports, electricity and water connections of over 400 households have been cut, and eviction orders have been issued for land that was illegally occupied. The action has sparked a political row in the region, with Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader and Minister for Jal …

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How Bangladesh cosying up with Pakistan is a major security concern for India
2 weeks, 1 day ago

How Bangladesh cosying up with Pakistan is a major security concern for India

Firstpost  

Amidst the persecution, atrocities, killings, and brutal suppression of minorities in Bangladesh, particularly the Hindu minority, dominating the news space in digital and print media, the most concerning development for India’s long-term security interests, ie, the growing proximity between Bangladesh and Pakistan, is eluding the adequate attention that it should receive from the security analysts and policy wonks. It is …

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