Guwahati, April 2 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is against illegal infiltration from Bangladesh but not opposed to Assam's indigenous Muslim communities.

Addressing a rally in Assam's Kaliabor, Shah said the BJP's stance targets "ghuspethiyes" (illegal immigrants) while respecting native Muslim groups in the state, and accused the Congress of politicising the issue and giving it a communal spin ahead of elections.

"Congress encouraged illegal infiltrators to the state and now the party is giving a Hindu versus Muslim angle (ahead of election)," Shah said.

Shah was seeking support for ruling ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)'s Keshab Mahanta, who is also a senior minister in the present g...