Kolkata, May 17 -- West Bengal government will take legal action against any type of encroachment in the state, Cabinet Minister for Panchayats and Rural Development, Agricultural Marketing, and Animal Resources Dilip Ghosh said on Sunday.

Speaking to reporters in the context of bulldozers being pressed into service to raze encroachments on public space in Howrah and Sealdah stations, Ghosh asserted that the government would continue taking stringent action against all forms of illegal occupation and unauthorised construction.

"Bulldozers will now operate across the country wherever illegal structures are identified. The new government in Bengal has initiated this process from day one. Those involved in such unlawful activities should wor...