New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Saturday slammed the Centre for selecting Amritsar for landing US military aircraft carrying illegal immigrants, stating that 'it is a conspiracy to portray that only Punjabis are illegal migrants'. He also demanded that future flights land in New Delhi or other locations instead.

A military flight will deport 119 individuals, who were in the US illegally and will reach Amritsar in India on Saturday. Earlier this month, a US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal immigrants from various states landed in Amritsar, the first such batch of Indians deported by the Trump government as part of a crackdown against illegal immigrants.

Reacting to the update, Mann said, as reported by ANI, "There ...