Agartala, Jun 03, 2023, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala June 03: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Tripura Pradesh has deferred all its programs, scheduled for Saturday, related to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s 9-years anniversary in wake of the tragic train accident that claimed hundreds of lives in Odisha.

Informing the same, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee in his social media handle wrote, “The horrific train accident that took place in Odisha’s Balasore on Friday evening is extremely sad and heartbreaking. I’m deeply saddened by this incident”.

“In the wake of this tragic incident all the programs scheduled to be organized in the state to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s successful 9-years term in office have been called off”, he wrote in Bengali.

Bhattacharjee further expressed his condolences to the bereaved families.

Recorded as one of the  worst railway disasters in India, hundreds of people lost their lives while huge number of people are injured.