Jammu, Oct 12 (KNS) : National Conference (NC) leader and former minister Sardar Harbans Singh died at a private hospital here in the early hours of Monday, his family said. He was 84.
Singh, who was appointed as political advisor to NC president Farooq Abdullah in December last year, is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters.
His elder son, Kulwant Singh, said his father had been unwell for some time and was undergoing treatment at the Jammu hospital, where he breathed his last around 2 am.
Singh served as a cabinet minister in the government headed by Abdullah from 1996 to 2002.
NC provincial president Rattan Lal Gupta expressed deep grief over Singh's demise, saying his "invaluable contribution and dedicated service to society will always be remembered."
Gupta prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul and strength for the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss. (KNS)
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