‘Move to Pakistan’: Indian court advises Yemeni refugee

India I am a Court A Yemeni overstaying his visa in the country Muslim The refugee was allegedly told to ‘go to Pakistan.’

In India, most such anti-Islamic words are used by Hindu nationalists in online discussions.

According to local media, the Mumbai High Court judge made these remarks during the hearing of Khalid Jami Muhammad Hasan’s petition.

The Yemeni national had approached the court against the ‘Leave India Notice’, which was issued to him by the police in the western state of Maharashtra.

According to the report of the Indian legal website ‘Live Law’, he has filed an application in the court to avoid forced deportation to his home country of Yemen, which has been in a civil war since 2014. He argues that this will put his, his wife and children’s ‘lives at risk.’

Yemen was plunged into conflict a decade ago when Houthi militias stormed out of their northern stronghold and seized much of the country’s north, including the capital Sanaa, forcing the government into exile.

Khalid Jami Muhammad Hasan came to India on a student visa in March 2014 and his wife followed him in 2015. After the visa expired, the spouses were issued refugee cards by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

This section contains related reference points (Related Nodes field).

Despite this, he received a police notice in February this year, ordering him to leave the country.

According to a report by ‘Live Law’, Khalid Jami said that he is applying to go to Australia and be allowed to stay in India until the process for his Australian visa is completed.

He told the High Court that his ‘proposed deportation is contrary to customary international law and the Indian Constitution as it violates fundamental human rights.’

In response, the judges asked them to go to Pakistan and seek asylum.

Pakistan is India’s Muslim-majority neighbour, with which its relations are cold. It is believed that Khalid Jami has no connection with Pakistan.

‘Go to Pakistan,’ is an Islamophobic term often used by India’s Hindu nationalist leaders against Muslims and critics of the Narendra Modi government.

According to ‘Layola’, Justice Raviti Mohit Dere and Prithviraj Chavan told the Yemeni citizen that ‘You can go to neighboring Pakistan or you can go to a Gulf country. Do not take advantage of India’s death.’

The judges concluded the hearing of the petition by granting 15-day temporary protection against forced deportation to Khalid Jami and his family while also seeking clarification on the citizenship of his Indian-born daughter.