J&K Gujjars seek right on forest land

Gujjars in Jammu and Kashmir today demanded rights over forest land in the state.

Stating that the Scheduled Tribes had already been given this right, they said that the Forest Rights Act should be extended to Jammu and Kashmir immediately.

"This Act has been implemented in a large number of states except Jammu and Kashmir. We demand rights over the forest land in the state," Gujjar leader Javaid Rahi said.

"We have already written a letter to the prime minister in this regard," he said.