He said that the government will bring a bill to this effect.

The minister said there was a 'strong nexus' involved in developing illegal colonies, which needed to be stopped.

Vijayvargiya said in the House, "Illegal colonies have become a serious issue across the state. There is a nexus involved. We are working on introducing a bill in the Assembly, which will have provisions for strict action, including from the NSA." 'Question Hour' session of the Assembly.

He was answering questions on the rapidly growing illegal colonies and the plight of the residents during the third day of the monsoon session of the Assembly.

The move may affect residents of over 6,000 colonies in the state that have been identified as unauthorized.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has indicated that he will take back the decision taken by his predecessor and former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Chouhan had announced in November last year in the midst of the assembly elections that all illegal colonies developed between December 2016 and December 2022 would be regularised.

The former CM had then said, "Why illegal? Have you built these houses through any illegal process? You have bought these houses with your hard-earned money. Why is it being called illegal? The decision to declare it illegal is your own." Illegal. I will end it."