Muslim Rohingya exiles under pressure in Hindu-majority India

Whether it was the destruction of their Jahangirpuri encampment in Delhi or the moves to oust them from Srinagar in Kashmir, exiled Muslim Rohingya are feeling the heat in India as the pressure builds on what many claim is the world’s most maligned exile community.

Naturally, the main focus of the Rohingya crisis tends to be on the over 700,000 refugees who fled “genocidal” violence in 2017 in Rakhine State, joining earlier arrivals in camps in Bangladesh.

Take the situation in India’s crowded capital, Delhi. A battle between Indian political parties has broken out in Jahangirpuri migrant encampment on the outskirts of the city.
Demolition of tents was carried out at Kalindi Kunj by South Delhi Municipal Corporation on 12 May 2022, and the Rohingya refugees were reported to be worried.
Their anxieties arose from the recent announcements by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionaries that public land in Delhi was illegally occupied by Rohingya and Bangladeshis. The BJP has been alleging that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party is helping illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants settle in the city.

The debate over the Rohingya, who are now present in many places in India, having crossed the border to escape persecution in Myanmar, is now a BJP-AAP battle.

Thousands of Rohingya refugees have been
staying in Jammu for several years to avoid persecution in their homeland in Myanmar. However, they have been facing a campaign by Indian Right-wing groups calling for their ouster.