‘WB Govt to Regularise Colonies, Land Rights of Refugees’: Mamata

Her statement comes after the Centre announced that NRC process would be carried out across the country.

Mamata Banerjee announced attempts to regularise refugee colonies and land possession rights. Image used for representational purposes.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, 25 November announced that attempts would be made to regularise refugee colonies on land owned by private parties and even by the central government.

The displaced people will also be given land rights by the Trinamool Congress government, Banerjee said.

Her statement came in the backdrop of the Centre's announcement that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process would be carried out across the country.

Alleging that the TMC is protecting illegal immigrants from Bangladesh as they are the party's votebank, senior BJP leaders have asserted that NRC would be implemented in the state.

The state government had earlier regularized 94 refugee colonies which were on state government land, she said after a Cabinet meeting.

“There are several refugee colonies on the land owned by the central government and private parties. We have been saying this for a long time asking them to regularise these refugee colonies and provide them with land possession. However, they have been sending eviction notices,” said Banerjee.