JAMMU, May 14 -- Protesters led by BJP MLA from Bahu assembly constituency Vikram Randhawa staged a protest, disrupting traffic movement for nearly two hours, on the Jammu-Nagrota national highway 44 at Sidhra against the alleged encroachment of forest land by some people of a particular community near an ancient temple on Wednesday.

The protesters, holding Tricolours and placards in their hands, raised slogans against chief minister Omar Abdullah and accused his government of encouraging people from Kashmir to encroach upon government land in Jammu.

The BJP MLA also accused the Omar government of encouraging people from Kashmir to usurp government land in Jammu in a bid to change its demography.

Talking to reporters, Randhawa said, "M...