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New Delhi, India -In in the morning Mohammed*, 32, watches his 12-year-old daughter Fatima*, waking up with the same enthusiasm-lined in her worn uniform, tidy up her hair and sprints at the Khajur Government in New Delhi in New Delhi At Khajuri in New Delhi in New Delhi in Khajuri in New Delhi in New Delhi in New Delhi in New Delhi's Khajuri in New Delhi in New Delhi in New Delhi in New Delhi in New Delhi in New Delhi in New Delhi Delhi in New Delhi in New Delhi in New Delhi in New Delhi in New Delh Rhinery Families in narrow hired rooms.
Fatima is among a handful of Rohinja children in Hajuri Has with access to official education at a government school. Many other children like her, including her younger brother Ahmed*, have been denied school admission for years.
As a new school year begins next month, Fatima is afraid that he may suffer the same fate.
At Christmas in December, while tens of thousands of Delhi students were eagerly awaiting a winter vacation, the national metropolitan area Chief Minister AtishiHe who goes by his name, published on the X: “Today, the Delhi Government Education Department has accepted a strict order that no Rochinge should receive admission to government schools in Delhi.”
ATSHS, a former Rhodes scientist who studies in Oxford is a leader of Aam Aadmi Party (The Party of the Ordinary Man or AAP), a relatively new political force in India, which owes its foundation in 2012 to a popular “pro-justification” and anti-corruption movement.
AAP, which governs Delhi's national metropolitan area for more than a decade, has been seeking a return to power in the provincial Assembly elections To be held on Wednesday. The results will be announced on Saturday.
But this year AAP faces a serious challenge by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right-wing party (BJP), which controls 20 of the 36 countries and federally controlled provinces (called Union territories)-directly or through coalition partners by partners by partners Coalition-but partners have been out of power in the national capital for over 25 years.
“Countries trying to get ahead of each other”
On December 11, the BJP Lieutenant Governor of Delhi ordered a special desire to identify and act against “all illegal Bangladesh immigrants” who can participate in criminal activities in the city.
Bangladesh, the neighbor of India in the east, hosts more than a million Roquinge, mainly Muslim ethnic groupMost of which escaped from what the United Nations organized as a “Case for Ethnic Cleansing Textbooks” by Myanmar military in 2017. This was the biggest expulsion of the community that fled the state persecution in Buddhist Myanmar from decades.
Nearly 40,000 Rohingya, like Mohammed, came to India in search of security and livelihood and settled in several parts of the country. New Delhi is home to about 1100 of them, according to the 2019 estimated UN Supreme Commissioner for Refugee (UNCBA), most of them are closed to a predominantly Muslim neighborhoods of the city.
BJP and other right groups whose policy depends on the anti-Muslim platform has been Raw For years, we have been blaming them for “terrorist” links and demand arrests and deportation from the country. Many are placed in the detention centers in the capital and other parts of the country.
During a press conference on Monday, BJP spokesman Sambit Patras accused the AAP government of causing a “demographic manipulation” to influence the election process in the national capital. The Hindu majority party has repeatedly accused AAP of adding “illegal Bangladeshi” on voter lists to expand its vote base.
Turning to election rally last week, Federal Minister of Interior Amit Shah promised that if BJP came to power, it would “release Delhi from illegal Bangladeshi and Rochingi in two years.” Chess – and many in his party – in the past they treated migrants in Bangladeshi as Termites and Infiltrators.
In order not to exceed the BJP in the Delhi power race, the current AAP government has also raised the terrain against Rohingya, in turn accusing BJP of poor border control, which facilitates their entry into the country.
On December 15, four days after Delhi's governor ordered Delhi on his way against migrants in Bangladeshi, Atiishi accused BJP of “opposed” Rohingya. She referred to a publication on social media in 2022 by Federal Minister Hardep Singh cigars for moving refugees from Rokhingia to state apartments. Modi's government Quickly retreated On the issue and refused to issue any such directive.
Days later, Athei prohibits all Rohydja children from seeking admission to Delhi public schools.
“Now this (electoral) campaign has reached a low level, with both parties trying to compete with each other in the Roquinja attack,” said Anghuman Ludhary, a doctor of the Doctor at the National University in Singapore, who works on migrants, in front of Al. Jazeera.
Choudhary said this was the first time he saw the government systematically deny the education of children.
“There was discrimination earlier, but humane staff in some schools will apply their minds and give confessions to children. This scope ended as this order came from the top, “he said.
“Now BJP will also not mind doubled and prove its own powers for anti-rod if it is placed in an angle,” he said, adding that the trend may have “particularly devastating consequences” and transfusion effect, Especially in countries governed by BJP.
“There have been many cases when AAP exceeds BJP when targeting Rohingya,” Aporvan, Hindi Professor at the University of Delhi, said, who also goes with one name, “Al Jazeera told Al Jazee.
He said AAP “is no different from BJP when it comes to an ultra -foreignistic position and contradictory rhetoric.”
“AAP introduced itself as an unwavering nationalist and anti -corruption alternative party. His current anti-rhouchia rhetoric is in line with what the party has stagnant for a long time. It is understood that the ultimate destination of this nationalism is the same as BJP. “
“Our safety struggle is ongoing”
Caught in the election crossfire between the two political parties, many of Rochingia say they cannot return to Myanmar. “Two weeks ago, two of my cousins in Burma were killed by the military,” Mohammed told Al Jazeera, using the previous name for Myanmar.
However, he added that it was becoming increasingly difficult for the community to live in Delhi.
About 25 km (16 miles) from the home of Mohammed, in the southeast corner of the city, is Madanpur Hadar, dusty, impoverished colony that houses a Rhinery campS
For eight months, residents of the camp have been living without electricity. There are no toilets and drinking water is delivered through tankers twice a week. Most families here rely on charity, with some of their children attending a neighborhood school.
But as a result of another election campaign to combat horns, they are not sure about their children's future education.
“The problem is not just the election. This (targetya targeting) has been happening for many years in India. We did not come here for politics, we came to save our lives. But unfortunately it seems that we can't find peace even here. For years, we have been criminalized in the name of policy and our safety struggle continues without an end, “told Al Jazeera Sabber Kyaw Min, an activist of Rohingya.
Fatima Mohammed's father says that the denial of the education of Rokhinggia's children is not a new phenomenon in the city. He says, unlike Fatima, his 10-year-old son Fiase has failed to join school.
“At this age, I do not want him to feel that he is different,” Mohammed said to Al Jazeera, adding that in the last five years he has approached four government schools. But they all refused.
“Deep shame”
Mohammed says the situation has worsened at the end of 2019 when the Modi government accepted controversially Citizenship Act and his party pushed for a National register of citizens -The two are regarded as anti -Muslim movements that caused national protests and deadly municipal riots in New Delhi in early 2020.
“After 2020, most of Rochinge's children did not receive school confessions,” Mohammed said, adding that authorities began to request government documents that refugees cannot ownS Earlier, children like Fatima provided a reception using identity cards issued by the UNCBA.
“I met and asked the local authorities at least 25 times,” Mohammed said. “They want Aadhaar cards (Biometric ID of India). We do not have them and we cannot take it because it would be illegal. “
Last October, the social lawyer, NGOs, based in New Delhi, filed a petition before the Supreme Court in Delhi, asking why Roirhindja's children were refused education when the same rights were available to refugees from other countries. The petition was rejected.
The NGO addressed the Supreme Court, which held a hearing last week, asking the petitioners to find out if Roharzha lives in makeshift camps or regular neighborhoods. Then the best court will listen to the issue later this month.
“Even in Delhi, where education is previously available, this exclusion is now being done. It is deeply ashamed that highly educated personalities are proud that they will take advantage of these children from schools, “New Delhi -based activist Ali Johar before Al Jazeera.
“Now I'm aware of the importance of education,” says Ali's brother, Salimula. Their sister, Tasmis, is First graduate of the Rochije's women's From India, he is now pursuing his master's policy at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada under the UNCC Duolongo program.
“In the early way, my family and I opposed her education, but our brother (Ali) insisted on it and supported her all the time. Today she made us proud and also supports us, “Salimula said.
Mohammed says he wants his children to be educated.
“This is the only way for our progress. I can't read and write. But I feel proud when my daughter reads telephone messages about me and responds in English, “he said.
Attelima's order, Fatima, prays with her father to accept her to a private school. Mohammed, a daily salary worker who also depends on the help of charity organizations, cannot afford excessive fees in private schools.
But he hopes the Supreme Court will be saved. “Indian law is fairly treating people,” he says.
Asked what profession Fatima wants to pursue in the future, he said: “She wants to become a teacher … She will teach everyone that all children are children – and equals.”
*Names change to protect their identities
