New Delhi, July 27 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday expressed her condolences at the loss of lives in the stampede this morning on the route to the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

In a post on X, President Murmu wrote, "The news of the death of many devotees in the stampede accident on the way to the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar is deeply painful."

"I express my heartfelt condolences to all the grieving families. I pray that all the injured devotees recover quickly," the post read.

Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed the incident as "heart-wrenching" and prayed for strength for the families who lost their loved ones.

In a post on X, Arvind Kejriwal wrote, "The...