Hamirpur, May 5 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on Sunday targeted the Congress party and the Himachal Pradesh government over what he termed inaction against Pakistani citizens residing in India, both legally and illegally.

Thakur alleged that non-BJP ruled states have taken negligible action to deport such individuals and urged the Himachal Pradesh government to act swiftly, citing a memorandum submitted earlier in the day.

Speaking to reporters, Thakur said, "Action is being taken to send back Pakistani citizens living in India legally and illegally, but in non-BJP ruled states, this action has been negligible... In Himachal Pradesh too, no such action is being taken. What is the compulsion that Congress has to speak...