New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda condoled the loss of lives in the landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra district, calling the incident "extremely heartbreaking".

In a post on X, JP Nadda wrote, "The news of several people being killed in a landslide caused by heavy rains on the Vaishno Devi Yatra route in Jammu and Kashmir is extremely heartbreaking."

Nadda said the local administration, NDRF teams and BJP workers are carrying out relief and rescue work after the Katra landslide, as he offered condolences to the families of the victims and prayed for the recovery of the injured.

"The local administration, NDRF teams, and BJP workers are wholeheartedly engaged ...