Examiner Bureau | Jammu:
Jammu MP Jugal Kishore Sharma and several MLAs from Jammu district on Tuesday met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Civil Secretariat and sought financial assistance for traders and shopkeepers affected by recent fire incidents in Jammu city.
During the meeting, the public representatives apprised the Chief Minister of the extensive losses suffered in fires at Shiv Market near Jammu Railway Station, the Warehouse area near Nehru Market and Pahari Mohalla. They highlighted the difficulties being faced by the affected traders and urged the government to provide adequate financial assistance to help them recover and resume their businesses.
The Chief Minister reiterated that relief measures were being extended to those affected by the fire incidents and assured the visiting representatives that the government would provide all possible assistance to the affected traders.
Abdullah had earlier taken cognisance of the incidents and personally visited Shiv Market near Jammu Railway Station to assess the damage and interact with affected shopkeepers.
He had also deputed the Deputy Chief Minister and a Cabinet Minister to visit the Warehouse area near Nehru Market to assess the situation and take stock of the losses suffered by traders.
Those who met the Chief Minister included Jammu North MLA Sham Lal Sharma, Bahu MLA Vikram Randhawa, RS Pura-Jammu South MLA Narinder Singh Raina, Jammu West MLA Yudhvir Sethi and Jammu East MLA Arvind Gupta.
Meanwhile, Surankote MLA Choudhary Mohd Akram also called on the Chief Minister and discussed developmental issues and public welfare concerns related to his constituency.
