Bengaluru, Dec. 31 -- BJP leader CN Ashwath Narayan on Wednesday alleged that illegal immigrants have created a "mini-Bangladesh" in the state.

He said this after the Karnataka BJP delegation visited the Kogilu Fakir Colony, where houses were recently demolished during an anti-encroachment drive.

Narayan, who was part of the delegation, said that the illegal immigrants from West Bengal, who first entered Kerala and Andhra Pradesh and later on reached Karnataka, have created a "mini-Bangladesh" in the state. He further urged the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to conduct background checks of illegal immigrants and deport them immediately.

"These are people who have come illegally from Bangladesh. They have systematically created a m...