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Visuals shared by Kiren Rijiju shows the scene after the vehicle fell into the river with his team rescuing the 2 people. (X/Rijiju)
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, who was headed to Kargil for a visit Sunday, took to his social media to share that his envoy enroute Drass in Ladakh were “on time” by chance as a vehicle ahead of them fell into a river. Both persons in the incident survived, he added.
Sharing visuals from the site, Rijiju wrote: “Before reaching Drass in Ladakh, one vehicle fell into the river just ahead of our Convoy. Luckily, we were on time and both persons survived.”
The video shows the two men standing atop the fallen truck in the middle of the river in the Union Territory. Rijiju and his security personnel can be seen on the road as efforts were on to rescue them.
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Before reaching Drass in Ladakh, one vehicle fell into the river just ahead of our Convoy. Luckily, we were on time and both persons survived. pic.twitter.com/jN8XNvDKxk
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 26, 2025
Further, Rijiju also shared photographs and “memorable moments” from his brief stop at Sonmarg where he was seen enjoying the scenic beauty of the Kashmir Valley. “Real development is happening now. Common people of Kashmir are great hosts & they are dead against the violence perpetrated by the enemies,” he wrote in another post.
On the way to Kargil I had memorable moment at Sonmarg. Grateful to both administrations of Ganderbal and Kargil. Thanks to senior guide Mohammad Sidiq Mir and other friends of Sonmarg for the wonderful company! Real development is happening now. Common people of Kashmir are… pic.twitter.com/8fY2VSfdkf
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 25, 2025
The Union Minister is expected to attend Kargil’s Suru Festival 2025 as the Chief Guest on Tuesday, as per the UT’s Department of Information & Public Relations.
On August 20, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Chairman Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon extended the invitation to Rijiju in New Delhi, the department’s post on Facebook said.
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