New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Congress MP Saleng A Sangma expressed profound grief over the tragic coal mine accident in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, which claimed multiple lives and left several miners trapped.

Speaking to ANI on Thursday, the Congress MP described the incident as a deeply saddening event for both the affected families and the government.

"I want to give my condolences to the unlucky family who are trapped and those who died in the explosions right now. It's a very sad part of any family and any government. But since this occurrence, especially the coal mining trap, it's happening every now and then. It's a sad part of any government that this illegal mining is happening right now. But that was within the district p...