Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Chouhan Joins Budhni Protest, Vows Action Over Demolitions
Villagers in Kosmi are protesting after their houses were demolished.
The forest department and district administration carried out the operation.
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan joined the villagers’ protest.
He said the demolitions and damage to crops and wells were wrong.
He promised to seek strict action against those responsible.
Chouhan said he would discuss the matter with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
He also said temporary places to live would be arranged and new homes would be built.
The report said the district collector and police superintendent had not yet arrived in the village.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan joined villagers protesting house demolitions in Kosmi village, in Madhya Pradesh’s Budhni constituency.
The houses were demolished in a joint operation by the forest department and district administration.
Chouhan condemned the demolitions, crop damage and wells filled with mud, and said those responsible would face strict action.
He contacted Chief Secretary Ashok Barnwal and BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal, and said he would raise the matter with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
Chouhan said temporary accommodation would be arranged and new houses built; the collector and superintendent of police had not reached the village by the time of the report.
- Who
- Villagers from Kosmi and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- What
- Chouhan joined a protest against house demolitions and promised to seek action and housing assistance.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Kosmi village in the Budhni assembly constituency, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Villagers were protesting the demolition of their houses, along with reported damage to crops and wells.
- Protest location
- Kosmi village, Budhni assembly constituency, Madhya Pradesh
- Demolition operation
- A joint operation by the forest department and district administration
- Minister involved
- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- Reported damage
- Houses demolished, crops damaged or buried under debris, and wells filled with mud
- Chouhan's assurance
- Temporary living arrangements and new houses for affected villagers
- Officials contacted
- Chief Secretary Ashok Barnwal and BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal
- Officials not yet at village
- The collector and superintendent of police had not arrived by the time the story was filed