JAMMU, Oct 12 (Agencies): National Conference leader and former minister Sardar Harbans Singh died at a private hospital here early Monday, his family said. He was 84.
Singh, who was appointed as political advisor to National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah in December last year, is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters.
Singh’s elder son, Kulwant Singh said that 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 cabinet minister in the government headed by Abdullah from 1996 to 2002.
NC provincial president Rattan Lal Gupta said he was deeply saddened by Singh’s passing.