New Delhi, July 25 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday expressed grief over the tragic roof collapse at a school in Rajasthan's Jhalawar.

Om Birla paid tribute to the deceased and the grief-stricken families.

Sharing an X post, the Lok Sabha Speaker wrote, "The accident caused by the collapse of the school roof in Piplodi, Jhalawar, is extremely painful. I offer humble tributes to the children who lost their lives in this tragic incident. May God grant them a place at His divine feet and provide strength to the grief-stricken families to bear this unbearable pain."

"I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. Om Shanti," the X post read.

https://x.com/ombirlakota/status/1948607245799096401

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