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Three separate FIRs have been registered at Janjheli police station against Himachal Pradesh Revenue and Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi for protesting, blocking the road, showing black flags, pelting stones, and throwing shoes at Thunag in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. The incident took place amid the ongoing tension over the transfer of the Horticulture and Forestry College in Thunag.
Local people and BJP supporters were protesting against this decision. The police have registered all three complaints and started investigation. Police and many people were present at the spot, whose presence has been confirmed. The police have initiated legal action against all the accused and assured to take appropriate action after investigation.
This matter may further increase political tension in the area, as the local community and opposition parties are continuously protesting on the issue of transfer of Horticulture College. These complaints were lodged by Congress leaders Jagdish Reddy and Virendra Kumar on 25 July 2025. The incident took place when Minister Negi was staying at the Thunag Rest House after visiting the flood and landslide affected areas in Janjheli and Thunag and meeting the victims. The first FIR lodged in Janjheli on the complaint of Congress leader Jagdish Reddy alleges blocking the minister’s path and showing black flags.
57 people have been made accused in this FIR. The second FIR alleges stone pelting and death threats. The case has been registered under sections 125, 351(2) and 352 of the Indian Penal Code.
The third FIR alleges that women blocked the minister’s path and threw shoes. The complaint alleged that seven women stopped the minister’s car on the bridge near Thunag market at around 5:35 pm, raised slogans against shifting of the horticulture college from Thunag, showed black flags, and insulted the car by throwing shoes at it. Action has been initiated in this case under sections of the Indian Penal Code.
