Sagar, Kamal, Oberoi, Nasir others also express grief over the mishap 
 

Srinagar, 03 June(KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed profound grief over the tragic train accident in Balasore, Odisha in which around 288 people were killed and more than 800 injured. 

Expressing anguish over the incident, Dr. Farooq said, “I am pained by the train accident in Odisha. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. I wish success to the ongoing relief & rescue operation. Quite recently, the Union railway minister announced that they have now got a  device whereby such accidents will be averted. It should be investigated whether that gadget was working and if it was, why was it not functioning? It is a horrific disaster that has not occurred for a long time now.”

Omar Abdullah in his condolence message said, "The images and survivor accounts from the railway crash site in Odisha are horrific. The accident has left countless individuals scarred & families bereaved. Words are poor consolation at a time like this but I’d like to convey my sympathies to the families of the deceased & prayers for those injured. May the almighty give them strength.”

Party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Additional General Secretary Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Party Treasurer Shammi Oberoi, Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, Chief Spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq, MPs Muhammad Akbar Lone, Hasnain Masoodi, Political Advisor to President Mushtaq Guroo, Political Advisor to VP Mudassar Shahmiri have also expressed deepest sympathies and condolences with the families who lost their loved ones in the fateful accident. They also prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls. (KNS)