Srinagar: A boat carrying BJP activists and some video-journalists capsized during District Development Council (DDC) election rally in world famous Dal Lake in the summer capital, Srinagar, on Sunday.
Official sources said that one of the boats, which were returning from the rally led by Union Minister Anurag Thakur, capsized at Ghat no 17 of Dal Lake.
However, they said everyone, including BJP workers and three video-journalists, was rescued by other people present at the spot. “The cameras of the video-journalists were damaged,” they added.
They said besides Thakur, senior BJP leader and National spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain and BJP’s J&K incharge Tarun Chug were also present in the rally.
