Jammu

Jammu market blaze: MP Jugal Kishore, MLAs meet CM, seek relief for traders

JAMMU — A delegation led by Member of Parliament Jugal Kishore Sharma on Tuesday called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and sought financial assistance for traders and shopkeepers affected by recent fire incidents at Shiv Market and Warehouse in Jammu.

The delegation, accompanied by MLAs Yudhvir Sethi, Vikram Randhawa, Arvind Gupta, Dr Narinder Singh and Sham Lal Sharma, met the chief minister at the Civil Secretariat here, the Chief Minister’s Office said in a post on X.

During the meeting, the delegation discussed the situation arising from the fire incidents and sought financial assistance for those who suffered losses, it said.

The chief minister assured the delegation of all possible assistance to the affected traders and shopkeepers, the post added. — (KIMS)