J&K Forest Minister boycotts own department’s event to protest demolitions in Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir Minister Javed Ahmed Rana boycotted a forest department event to protest the demolition of houses belonging to nomadic communities. His decision highlights tensions between the elected government and officials reporting to the Lieutenant Governor. A committee has been formed to investigate the demolitions and ensure compliance with legal provisions.
- ▪Minister Javed Ahmed Rana boycotted the International Day for Biological Diversity event in protest against recent demolitions of nomadic communities' houses.
- ▪Over two dozen families were displaced due to the demolitions carried out by the Forest department and J&K Police.
- ▪A committee has been established to investigate the demolitions and report on the legal aspects involved.
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Jammu and Kashmir Minister Javed Ahmed Rana boycotted a function of the forest department which comes under him as a mark of protest against recent demolition of houses of nomadic communities — Gujjars and Bakarwals — in Jammu on May 19, 2026.Meanwhile, electricity and water supply cut by the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) were “restored to the affected families” after the Minister’s intervention. Police halt demolition drive in Jammu briefly to retrieve national flagTop government sources said Mr. Rana, the Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest & Tribal Affairs, was invited to chair the ‘International Day for Biological Diversity’ as chief guest at Srinagar’s Dachigam on Friday (May 22, 2026).
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