Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday 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 against 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.