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

Delhi News: MCD has issued an order to verify and identify illegal Bangladeshi migrant children in schools and to ensure that no illegal Bangladeshi Migrants are issued birth certificates.

An order requiring schools to verify and identify the children of illegal Bangladeshi migrants has been sent to Delhi schools under MCD.

Source : ABPLIVE AI

Delhi News: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) 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. The directive follows a virtual meeting held on 12th December 2024, chaired by the Principal Secretary Home of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD). The meeting was attended by the Additional Commissioner (HQ) and the Deputy Commissioner (HQ) of MCD.

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 children during the admission process in Municipal Schools. Additionally, a verification drive will be conducted to identify such children already enrolled in schools. All zones have been directed to take necessary action to remove encroachments made by illegal Bangladeshi migrants.

MCD issues order to verify and identify illegal Bangladeshi migrants' children in schools and to ensure that no illegal Bangladeshi migrants are issued birth certificates. pic.twitter.com/lzf5UBgLib

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The Public Health Department has also been asked to implement precautionary measures while registering births and issuing birth certificates. The department is tasked with ensuring that no birth certificates are issued to illegal Bangladeshi migrants and will conduct a verification drive to identify any birth certificates previously issued to such individuals.

The order was signed by B.P. Bhardwaj, Deputy Commissioner (HQ) of MCD. The action taken report is expected to be submitted to the office of the Deputy Commissioner every Friday at 3:30 PM.

Chaos In MCD House As BJP Accuses AAP Of Sheltering Rohingyas, Bangladeshis

On Thursday, the MCD House witnessed chaos as opposition councillors staged a protest, accusing the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of sheltering Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants, news agency PTI reported. The session, which was scheduled to begin at 2 pm, was delayed as Mayor Mahesh Khichi had not arrived by 3 pm, further escalating tensions. BJP and Congress councillors stormed into the well of the House, climbed atop benches, and raised placards with slogans targeting the AAP. Some placards read, "Illegal Rohingyas and Bangladeshi immigrants are AAP's friends" and "Liar Kejriwal, shame on you."

Opposition councillors also chanted slogans such as "Mayor Shahab time pe aao" and "nahi chalega, aise house nahi chalega," demanding the mayor’s apology before the session could proceed.

In response, AAP councillors raised slogans like "Baba Saheb ka apmaan nahi sahenge" and "Jai Bhim," referencing Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent remarks in Parliament about Dr B R Ambedkar, the country's first law minister. The issue of Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants has become a significant flashpoint between the ruling AAP and the opposition BJP in Delhi, with both parties accusing each other of settling illegal immigrants for electoral gains.