BJP chief spokesperson M Kharkrang on Friday said the party is waiting for the outcome of the government constituted Judicial Inquiry Commission into a recent explosion incident, which killed over 30 workers, in an illegal coal mine at Mynsngat-Thangsko, East Jaintia Hills district emphasizing that action has been taken by the government.
The Embassy of Nepal in India has expressed deep condolences following the death of nine Nepali citizens in a coal mine explosion in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on February 5, 2026.
The death toll in the coal mine explosion at Mynsyngat-Thangsko area of East Jaintia Hills District on February 5, has risen to 31. Ten others were injured in the incident.