New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Promising to offer all possible help to the railway stampede victims and their kin, Delhi BJP on Sunday called off all scheduled engagements for the day as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives while AAP leaders said the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station was a glaring example of "gross mismanagement" and lack of crowd control measures. Delhi Congress also called for a detailed investigation into the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station that claimed 18 lives and said the government should announce aid for the victims' families.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and other senior leaders have cancelled all their political programmes for the day in view of the incident, a party statement said. ...