Odisha train crash: Oppn condoles loss of lives, blames signaling system failure for accident
President of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, JP Nadda, in a tweet, said the BJP has decided to postpone all its programmes to mark the completion of nine years of government at the Centre in the wake of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express train accident. At least 233 people were killed and around 900 injured in the crash involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train on Friday.
Opposition party leaders, while expressing condolences over the deaths of more than 200 passengers in the Odisha train accident, have raised questions about the signalling system of the railways which purportedly led to the crash. At least 233 people were killed and around 900 injured in the crash involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train on Friday.
"My fervent prayers for those affected & their families. ...That an alleged signalling failure led to 3 trains crashing is shocking beyond belief. There are serious questions which need answering," TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale tweeted.
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