Public sentiment in India regarding the Rohingya refugees is predominantly negative, with concerns centered around national security, overpopulation, cultural integrity, and economic stability. A significant faction emphasizes the hypocrisy of wealthier nations, particularly Islamic countries, in addressing refugee issues, while others call for deportation rather than integration, reflecting fears of resource strain and national identity erosion.

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Why the hell would illegal immigrants not be deported?

And it should be obvious, illegal immigrants should not have the same rights as citizens.

Also,

&gt;India is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention and questioned the legitimacy of the UNHCR's designation of them as refugees.

India decides who gets asylum, residency or citizenship here, not some international organisation.

__DraGooN_

That's correct. They're not Indians. They're from Myanmar. They should be treated like they're foreigners. If they don't have vLid visa, send them home.

SpecialistReward1775

Supreme court should first clarify if the Indians who carry the tag of anti-national, urban naxal, khan market, tukde tukde, soros gang have the right to reside. 

Monday to Thursday they are told to go to Pakistan and Friday to Sunday they are told to go to Bangladesh.

homosapienmorons

New_Significance1411

Nothing wrong in this. India is for Indians.

FastAndCurious32

Deport all rohnigyas and illegal Bangladeshis from India, especially from Assam and West Bengal. They have fake aadhar cards and they even vote in elections. It's a national security issue that must be solved asap.

mactavish6_9

HappyVermicelli6097

Goddamn, I expected this sub at least to have reasonable human answers, but I guess not.

When it comes time to call for war against Pakistan, India is a rich powerful country that can flatten any enemy. When it comes to other countries criticizing us, India is a global superpower that doesn't need their advice. But when it comes to taking in refugees who are literally being genocided, India is a dirt poor country and can't afford anyone else.

So many of our ancestors are refugees of some sort or another in India. Where I grew up in Kolkata was right next to a refugee colony of Hindus fleeing Bangladesh after 1971. I have first hand experience of what they fled from. And what the Rohingyas face is that bad.

raddaya

Funny you accuse me of low knowledge regarding Indian history when this is complete BS. Islam was already in South India back around 600-700 AD, and it mostly spread into the South through trade and immigration between the Arab world and the subcontinent. Cheraman Juma Masjid is one of the oldest masjids in the world. Invasions were largely in the northern area of the subcontinent, many centuries later.

You validate that Maulana by sending Muslim refugees to their death or antagonizing them. Have no idea why you can’t see that. And unless their actions are illegal, you have no real business knowing someone’s personal beliefs.

Also, so many people in India reflexively hate all Muslims, including APJ Abdul Kalam. You say BJP hate can’t taint his name, but to a huge chunk of their followers, he is tainted inherently by being Muslim.  This ideology is hardly different than what right wing Pakistanis believe, and these people would implement the same exclusionary policies as Pakistan.  Your comment about Indian Muslims staying away from religious teachings is ridiculous. Indians of all religions have complete freedom of religion constitutionally endowed.

Rohingya are just a convenient scapegoat. They have no political power. There are only around 40,000 of them in India. So they are an easy target to rile up the base. If they were given status in India and a real chance at building a new life for their kids, they would be some of the most ardently pro-India people in existence. The current situation where they are cast aside, not given proper documentation, and mistreated, is simply an inferior approach.

LegalRadonInhalation

Supreme court did one good thing after a long time. They are responsible for half the riots and other wrong things happening in this country

Critifin

This sub has become full of disgusting and inhuman opinions. 🤦‍♂️

Impressive_Wing_1410

If the Modi government actually cared about the Rohingya issue, they would have targeted the actual source of the issue: the Myanmar military.

Deporting them won't solve the issue that the Rohingya will keep coming as long as the Rohingya genocide over there is still ongoing.

Edit: All these downvotes and not one response as to why my idea isn't good. If you're going to downvote me, at least provide a reason why.

YeahImMan39

like RAGA said, our highest of institutions have been infiltrated by RSS ideology. Not a fan of raga at all but i can see that this is true. and i fking hate tushar metha, truly wish the worst for him.

Embarrassed_Look9200

antisocial_element44

I've been following the rohingyas situation for a long time I do feel sad for them but they shouldn't be allowed to stay in the northeast

literalsenss

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All the petty crimes are committed by them. Imagine what they’ll do once their no further increases

Interesting_Run_4569

They are deporting them as per supreme court order

Legitimate-Roof-8549

Not just Rohingyas. Every immigrant and settlers should be removed from NE. And those who came recently specially the legal ones should give up their dream of getting a northeastern domicile. They should not be allowed to vote in NE.  It's injustice if outsiders come and votes in NE. They will only dilute the voting power of NE people. They should vote in their own homeland.

7_feet_vlogger

dont know I can post it here or not but I think its related to NorthEast Rohingya Crisis so I am posting it anyway if u think its not related to northeast u can humbly ask and I will delete it

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otakatsu

Im from Hyderabad it's the same here as it is in north east and especially assam they are coming here and AIMIM party people are giving them shelters in mosques and madarsas they are increasing rapidly they are eating our mens daily jobs.... getting ration and even they vote multiple times.... for mim 
 It's so late now guyss

Guilty-Paramedic-312

Where are rohingyas mostly settled in india ?

What is the union government doing? Why isn't it protecting borders?

ShoppingDry660

There are people in the country who don't care about your concerns, the moment you say this - they'll call you hindutva supporter, fascist. It makes them feel like they're humane people, it's convenient for them to ignore your concerns.

Illustrious_Block345

Why? The politicians sees them as voters. Do you think they would reduce their voter base and risk losing elections?

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People can down vote me if you want, but the story is quite sketchy, the claim that children, elderly and cancer patients swimming from middle of the ocean to coast is quite farfetched. 

International waters are around 12 km from the shore line. And this implies the people are dropped at least 12 km to the shore. And the shore at 12 km far isn't visible to the naked eye mostly. What I want to say here is that swimming to shore from the middle of the sea is quite impossible to do . So the story is claiming that all the children, elderly and cancer patients swam from middle of ocean is quite farfetched. 

This kind of reporting only tries to invoke emotional response in the readers. So either they are dropped amidst the ocean and they swam all across international waters or , Indian Navy breached international waters and dropped them near shore , so they survived. Or the story is fabricated.

One of the key international waters understanding is that if you see a sinking ship , as long as your shipmates and crew are safe, you need to rescue the overboard people, even if you are at war and the drowning people are your enemy. So this claims that they are thrown in the middle of the sea and are quite farfetched.

And not only the Rohingya crisis, but illegal immigration is a serious security risk for our citizens too. A lot of people here claim that India is a failed and dictator state for other religions. So why are all these people coming to India. And what if some anti Indian groups use this storyline to come into India and target Indians lives ? How can our security forces guarantee safety if we allow people into the country without checks and balances and a lot of people are commenting to give them shelter. But around 80 crore people are dependent on PDS for daily ration in India, So can we actually accommodate all these people in our country with our limited and scarce resources.?

rs047

India is not a party to UN Refugee convention of 1951 - that convention does not apply to India. India hosted 10 million East-Pakistanis when it mattered - they were a neighboring country with people undergoing genuine persecution. Not people crossing multiple borders, shopping for better economic opportunities. If they're doing that, they need to apply for a visa from a third country.

Simple practical reality is that people are no longer refugees, the minute they move beyond the safe harbour of a neighboring state. If anybody crosses more than one border - they are economic migrants, usually illegally. They should have gone to Bangladesh, their neighboring country, and remained there.

Similarly, the "refugees" fleeing Syria and Afghanistan for Europe are economic migrants the minute they move across their second international border away from danger at home.

WellOkayMaybe

They should be deported back to Myanmar asap but not in this way. Follow the legal and just way but deportation is must. We can't let anymore illegal rohingyas and bangladeshis in this country.

Atrocious. Absolutely ghastly. There can be no defence against this. Whoever thought this up and also whoever executed it must be prosecuted. If found guilty should suffer the severest of punishments. 

This is attempted murder. I don't care if they are citizens or illegal immigrants.

nimbutimbu

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/beautifully-crafted-story-nation-tough-time-sc-rohingya-deportation-10011177/

Liberated_Wisemonk

1) The “international law” that this article talks about is not applicable to India because India is not a party to UN Refugee convention of 1951. So the whole point about them having UNHCR cards is irrelevant under Indian law because we are not obligated to recognise them.

2) This proves that there is a government in Myanmar where they are not endangered and can be safely returned. Since there is territory in Myanmar where they are safe, they should all be removed to that territory forthwith.

Sumeru88

Refusing to stay any probable deportation of Rohingya refugees yet again, the Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the petitioner who claimed that a group was forcibly sent back and “pushed into a war zone” in Myanmar by the government, saying “it is a very beautifully crafted and drafted story” “when the country is passing through such a difficult time”.


https://indianexpress.com/article/india/beautifully-crafted-story-nation-tough-time-sc-rohingya-deportation-10011177/

Personal-Property-51

People should red the new act passed in april

https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-immigration-and-foreigners-bill-2025?utm_source=perplexity

orthodaddy

Does or does not India, as a sovereign country, have the right to determine who can live and stay within our territory?

Does or does not India, like every other country, have the right to determine which migrants we want or who we don't?   


If you are a white Caucasian and citizen of any Western country, you can easily migrate to and live in another western country. It's OK, their country, their choice. 

If you, as an Indian citizen, want a tourist visa to the EU for just a week or so, you have to provide a pile of documents and subject yourself to an interview, or even more. They'll want your bank statement, assets etc., employment records and all just to satisfy themselves that you'll leave once your visa expires.

But how are WE expected to shelter "migrants" without any skills that we need, potential jihadists and terrorists and certainly a burden on our land, so that they can stay on indefinitely just because they call themselves "refugees"? Which law binds us to do that?

Jo kiya badhiya kiya. The more the better, keep doing it till our country is free of vermin.

Bjp is the most vile thing to have happened to India post independence

If they were thrown into the sea from a Naval vessel near the coast, they would be dead. What's gonna stop india from handcuffing them and throwing them on the shore proper. What kinda garbage article is this and have they ever seen a navy ship?

ExtremeBack1427

Left_is_Rightt

Props to Maktoob Media for bringing this to light. I didn’t believe them. I didn’t think our government could be this inhumane. We didn’t fucking gain anything by throwing innocent refugees into the sea sending them back to the hell they just escaped from. 

Sea_Tumbleweed5127

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family)?

No, aapda mai avsar (opportunity in trouble). Misuse of emotions of Indians after Pahalgam. Otherwise what is relation between Pahalgam and Rohingyas &amp; Bangladeshis?

Ambitious-Upstairs90

Supporting the deportation of illegal immigrants is one thing. But supporting this inhumane way of treating human beings is downright atrocious.

Sensitive-Raspberry5

I don't know why they have built up so much hatred against Rogingya and even Bangladeshis. Then we are surprised that Bangladesh has turned against us.

Visual-Maximum-8117

Disgusting, they should suspend all the people responsible for this, blacklist them from govt pension and schemes and put them in jail for attempted murder.

tanipoya

Absolutely barbaric by HMO of this has happened

Mysterious-Catch-320

we don't need any more illegal migrants.... send them back!

Accomplished-Ad539

Posts on illegal immigration always seem to attract the dung beetles among Indians.

And the irony is that most of the talking points in matters relating to illegal immigration are actually beautifully crafted stories like the Supreme Court says.

Unless you show evidence in court, Court will not accept it. In this case it is impossible to get evidence. 
I neither trust Indian authorities or the Rohingyas. The humanity of Indian authorities is well known to every Indian. The way they treat there own citizens, I shudder at how they are gonna treat non citizens

However Rohingyas  and lot of NGO has every reason to exaggerate and make Indian Authorities look cruel
Its only going to get worse as more Rohingyas try to move to India from Bangladesh. I dont really see  a good ending here for them and no country is going to accept them

Noobodiiy

We don't care about illegal immigrants,If they got their nation why don't they live there why increase burden on india

it's not india's responsibility to spoon feed them and the next moment they turn against us and starts to build administration 

like paxtani did in UK

Mother_Asparagus4229

Why were we up in arms when US deported illegal Indians

Rohingyas have a better case than the Indians illegally entering America

Display of Indian hypocrisy

Life_Machine_9694

They are only referring to the case of rohingya being thrown in water. They are not denying rohingya refugees as a whole.

The title is misleading.

kingrandom550

Only_Luck4055

In a country with 1.5 bil population a few lac Robingyas should not pose any big prob( except security issues like terror connection etc). However, why did govt let them enter at the very first place?Not that we don't have border security. And if did, then there is no point politicizing it and creating panic.

CharacterBit5048

As much as I can be critical of the authorities in India , I don't believe we have stooped to such inhuman level. This smells BS.

iAmWhoDoYouKnow

Come on, seriously? 

Think about what this article is claiming for a sec. All 43 people - kids, old folks, and cancer patients—supposedly swam 23km through cold  water for 12 hours straight? And everyone made it? That's like Olympic-level swimming, but done by regular people who aren't trained athletes.

And somehow only one random newspaper is covering this miracle survival story? Yeah, right. Maybe double-check your facts before sharing stuff that doesn't pass the basic common sense test.

unproblem_

Lol fake news, and based on this people will start demanding resignation etc and what not.

rajm3hta

Popular-Algae-3424

You guys hate OpIndia but trust MaktoobMedia?

Don’t get me wrong I hate OpIndia too; but promoting MaktoobMedia as a reliable source is insanity. Two sides of the same coin.

ThatNigamJerry

It's conflict n propaganda time.

Take everything that is said to be "allegedly" with a grain of salt for the next few weeks.

ChikyuNoOmiyage

It's maktoob media, al jazeera and op india, always there to spew hatred and propaganda shit.

If quoting OPINDIA is a crime so does the other two OP. Don't spread lies. 

Ask yourself some questions first. How did they arrive into India? with kids? Through international water? It's all bullshit even from the looks of it. Most of the people won't even bother to read the whole story you know? the attention span is too low for netizens and it's easier to throw propaganda and victim toolkit on our faces. 

BE A RATIONAL PERSON. THINK BEFORE SPREADING LIES THROUGH PROPAGANDA NEWS OUTLETS.

Ghumonto_atma

Rohingyas are treated poorly in almost all of the Andaman sea region:(

Op, I just checked your profile. And I request MODs to ban this person.

icedlattewithcaramel

43?

There are more than 6L Rohingyas living illegally in India. Sabko nikalo BC.

Pulakeshin1

This comes days after Supreme Court declined to hear pleas to halt the deportation of Rohingya refugees.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/right-to-reside-in-india-only-for-citizens-rohingya-must-go-supreme-court/amp_articleshow/121008147.cms

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the purported deportation of illegal Rohingya Muslim migrants from Delhi, to stop which senior advocate Colin Gonsalves and counsel Prasahant Bhushan had rushed with pleas claiming Rohingyas face genocide in Myanmar and argued that as refugees they have a right to stay in India.

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BlueTreeGlass

tslanka

And the international toolkit is activated.

tusharmaurya

magusmagma

With all due respect, India ne thekaa nahi le rakha hai, saare refugees and illegal immigrants ka.

As if our population aint enough, we have illegal immigration from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal,  African nations. And to make it worse, all the persecuted Rohingyas thought even they should join us in India. 

Bangladesh was near to them, but nahi inko India mein hi aana tha.

Yea, and what were your sources?! Stop being al-jazeera ffs.

What a load of BS!

Do these dumbass propagandists in MaKtOoB MeDiA know how far international waters are from the shore? It's generally around 22km. Are we supposed to believe that these people were just dropped 22km from shore and asked to swim?

Also some of the allegations in this article are outrageous.

&gt;The writ petition claims that one of the female detainees, who contacted relatives in India, reported that she and others were subjected to sexual assault and groping by officials before being thrown into international waters.

teh govt maybe heartless i dont think the armed forces and the navy is that heartless.. smacks of a fake news and a smear campaign

Feisty_Reason_6288

More updates about the Rohingyas following their detainment in Delhi


‘78 people, left in Sundarbans by BSF, claim they were brought from Gujarat blindfolded.’

Source : https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/78-people-left-sundarbans-bsf-claim-they-were-brought-gujarat-blindfolded-1140256?amp (The Business Standard)

‘India using remote areas to forcibly push people into bangladesh including Rohingyas’

“These five Rohingyas were not undocumented. They were officially registered with UNHCR in India. We have verified their IDs,” Siddiqui said. “This is unacceptable.”

Source : https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/india-using-remote-areas-push-people-3893386 (The Daily Star)

Apparently the government has used the noise created by the Indo Pak standoff to illegally get rid of refugees registered with UNHCR

Idiotsofblr

The source is controversial at par with op India.

OMG this is atrocious!! Everyone has right to life, irrespective of citizenship status!! Our courts are pathetic to not protect CHILDREN of refugees

treeshade01

not a single credible source. only source is find on Google is maktoob media

kvothe5688

zealous_wolf

Man we don't want refugees, inhumane or not we need to take a stance like Poland when it comes to refugees, Our country has problems as it is including crippling poverty and Refugees make matter worse. 

And this news isn't verified at all, in fact the headline itself says "allegedly" man news is supposed to be fact not allegedly bullshit.

2D_AbYsS

Still not worse the paksitian throwing 1 million afghans 500 thousand of which were women to the hell of Afghanistan. Where they will be sub human for their entire life.

Other_Toe9271

Pakistan is attacking again. My sis shared a video of ADS being activated near her loaction. It's happening right now!!

Timely_Street_3075

1. No source. 
2. India has not signed the UN refugee resolution, so it is legal. 
3. It is morally wrong iff it was done.

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The petition filed to the Supreme Court regarding the illegal detainment of the Rohingyas in Delhi by activist and lawyer Fazal Abdali.

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Why is India responsible for a failing neighbour? What are we supposed to do?

player_-_o

No wonder this website got flak from the govt recently, what loads of bs.

honpra

Is there any other sources or is this your source, using allegedly does not mean you can say anything

GlitteringWafer9263

Didn't the Maktoob Media person get arrested for treason or something recently?

Sir_Kasum

This post with no proper links and it reeks of misinformation has not been removed for 11 hours? Weird!

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2-3-4-3-2

Nah. Government people in India are Grade-A Douche-bags, but there's no way THIS happened. I refuse to believe that on two grounds, 1) the Government can not stoop so low, even though it has supporters of extremists in it, 2) The political fall out would be too much from both international and domestic sources for the government to manage.

NoTelephone2287

Can't believe this. Indians are such pure souls. Never hurt anyone. Non voilent, eats only vegetables, never harmed a women or child. Not possible.

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Spittinfacts100

Respectfully disagree with this. As a fellow Indian, I know no Indian is capable to commit such a cruel act. May it be left or right!

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