Former Governor Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir dies

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SRINAGAR, 04 May 2021 (TON): Jagmohan Malothra who remained Governor of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir State from 1984 to 1989, passed away after a brief illness in Delhi at the age of 94 on Monday.

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday announced three days state mourning over the his demise as he was also senior BJP leader. During his tenure he tried to crush Muslim Kashmiris with iron hand which resulted in all out revolt. The killing of Hindu Pandits and their evacuation from their houses and lands is in the credit of Jagmohan Singh as he tried to give impression to the international community that Kashmiri Mujahideen were behind the heinous act.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep sorrow and termed it as a monumental loss. Indian top leader Mamata Banerjee, who after landslide victory in West Bengal and emergard as a national leader also expressed his grief and sorrow, despite BJP’s arch rival.

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