News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraBJP leaders met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday and sought Rs 10 lakh for each shopkeeper hit in the Diwali night fire at Jammu's Warehouse Market. Traders have kept the market shut until Wednesday.
The party also wants a new market built and stricter fire safety in commercial buildings. A six-member panel led by MLA Sham Lal Sharma is handling the demands.
The fire department says it handled 60 fire incidents across Jammu province that night, 35 of them in Jammu district alone.
