New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, February 27 condemned the recent deportation of 'illegal' Indian immigrants from the United States in chains, calling it 'shameful.'

The Trinamool Congress chief questioned why the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre could not send planes to bring Indians back just like Columbia did.

Banerjee criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government for its alleged silence on the issue, decrying the lack of dignity in the repatriation process and said that the government should have ensured their return with respect.

"Whenever elections approach, the BJP talks about infiltration, but our citizens are deported from the US in chains. Those ...