Odhisa Tragedy: BJP defers its Saturday's govt anniversary programmes

• West Bengal BJP has canceled all its programs today (Saturday) in view of the Odisha train accident
• Earlier, BJP National President JP Nadda had announced this by tweeting on Saturday morning
• 'The party will postpone the regular program for the completion of nine years of the Narendra Modi government for one day today in view of the train accident, '', Nadda said

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has canceled all its Saturday programs related to the ninth anniversary of Prime Minister Modi's rule in the wake of the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore that has claimed 233 lives so far.

BJP president JP Nadda posted a tweet to this effect and expressed his pain over the devastating accident.

“I am deeply saddened by the terrible train accident that happened in Balasore, Odisha. In view of the horrific train accident, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today postponed all its programs across the country,” Nadda said.

It is extremely painful and heartbreaking, he said, offering his condolences to the families of the victims.

The Bharatiya Janata Party plans to organize a number of programs across the country between May 30 and June 30 as the government completes nine years in office.

In one of India's worst rail disasters, at least 233 people were killed and more than 900 injured when three trains collided in a terrifying sequence in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday.