New Delhi, March 15 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on illegal migrants, calling the BJP "weak" and accusing the party of politicising the issue ahead of assembly elections.

Speaking to ANI, Khera said, "I have been hearing this since 2014. They have been in power in the centre for the last 12 years. They have been in power in the state for the last 10 years. They are still talking about illegal migrants. So weak they are. Every time any state has an election, they start talking about Bangladesh... Do you realise that under the UPA, we deported 49,000 illegal immigrants across the country. In the last 12 years under PM Modi, 2,586 people have been deported. So what are they even...