Rajiv Jasrotia | |
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| Born | 26 October 1973 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Politician, social worker |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
Rajiv Jasrotia (born 26 October 1973) is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Jasrotia was a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Hiranagar constituency in Kathua district.[1] He headed Municipal committee of Hiranagar for four years. He was the Minister for Forest, Environment, and Ecology of Jammu and Kashmir[2] in a PDP-BJP coalition government in for a short period of over 6 weeks until the coalition failed on 19 June 2018. He courted controversy after participating in a rally in support of the accused in the kathua rape case.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Rajiv Jasrotia (Bhartiya Janta Party(BJP)):Constituency (KATHUA) -Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
- ↑ "Forest Deptt to undertake mega tree plantation drive in Jammu: Jasrotia". statetimes.in.
- ↑ "BJP ends alliance with PDP; Can't treat J&K as enemy territory, says Mehbooba after resigning". The Economic Times.