Srinagar, Oct. 31 -- Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Thursday discussed the devastation caused by the recent floods and natural calamities in the region. BJP members sought increase in compensation and also urged the state government to not delay the demand of compensation package further from the centre as the winter was setting in and people were still living in tents and under tarpaulin in many areas.

After protests from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members seeking discussion on rehabilitation of people affected by floods in August , speaker Abdul Rahim Rather allowed the legislators to speak over the issue in zero hour and beyond.

BLP MLA Pawan Gupta said that the region was affected by the calamity of severe nature owing to continuou...