Keeping Rohingya Children Out Of Schools Is A Denial Of Basic Rights
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend | 22 February 2025 | The Wire
As India grapples with the Donald Trump government’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Supreme Court is hearing a writ petition to grant a stay on a December 2024 Delhi government circular refusing admission to Rohingya children who the government categorises as ‘illegal migrants’.
On December 23, then Delhi Chief Minister Atishi said on X “…the Education Department of Delhi Government has passed a strict order that no Rohingya should be given admission in the government schools of Delhi.” While the circular only specifically says “illegal Bangladeshi migrants”, Atishi’s post on X clarifies that the denial of admission would extend to stateless Rohingya children in Delhi….