Bengaluru, Dec. 29 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday stated that strict action will be taken against the "land thieves," as he visited the Kogilu Fakir Colony amid the illegal house demolition drive.

He said that the government had been giving solid waste management for 9-10 years. However, some people came overnight and built a shed; no one gave a voter list for the government land. The local MLAs have also brought it to their attention.

"They have built all the houses on the garbage dump, some people are mixing politics... The Kerala government has gone out to show sympathy to the minorities, but here, everyone is cheering me. Some people have taken money and built illegal houses..." he said.

He said that a m...