India, Feb. 15 -- Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that the arrival of the second US aircraft carrying Indian deportees from the United States would be a "test" for Indian diplomacy.

"All eyes will be on the US aircraft which will land today in Amritsar bringing back illegal immigrants. Will the deportees be handcuffed and their legs tied with ropes?" Chidambaram wrote on X.

He further added: "It is a test for Indian diplomacy."

A plane carrying 119 Indian deportees from the United States will land at the Amritsar airport on Saturday. The flight is expected to land at the airport between 10 pm to 11 pm.

Among the 119 deportees, 67 are from Punjab, 33 are from Haryana, eight from Gujarat, three from Uttar Pradesh, two eac...