Srinagar, May 19 -- Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari criticised the demolition drive in Jammu's Sidhra on Tuesday, during which authorities demolished more than two dozen hutments and temporary structures, triggering protests by affected families who alleged that the drive was unjustified, ruthless, and biased against a particular community.

In his statement, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari said, "The manner in which the Sidhra demolition drive was carried out is deeply concerning. How could the authorities allow such a brutal and arbitrary demolition of the residential dwellings?"

He further said, "Reports suggest that the operation continued for nearly four hours in an area largely inhabited by members of the nomadic Gujja...