Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Jagmohan Malhotra dies, PM Modi pays tribute
He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in 1996, and served as the Union minister for urban development and tourism.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Jagmohan Malhotra died in Delhi on Monday, reported
The Indian Express. He was 93.
Known by his mononym Jagmohan, he had served twice as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir – from 1984 to 1989 and January 1990 to May 1990. He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in 1996 and served as the Union minister for urban development and tourism.
Tributes poured in after the news of the former governor’s death came. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Jagmohan’s death a “monumental loss” to the country and offered his condolences to his family. “He was an exemplary administrator and a renowned scholar,” tweeted Modi. “He always worked towards the betterment of India. His ministerial tenure was marked by innovative policy makin
Former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Jagmohan. File
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Jagmohan served J&K as Governor twice, first in 1986 and later in 1990, when militancy peaked
Former civil servant and ex-Jammu and Kashmir Governor Jagmohan Malhotra, 94, died on Monday night in Delhi after a brief spell of illness.
Known by his first name, Jagmohan’s death was widely mourned.
“Jagmohan Ji’s demise is a monumental loss for our nation. He was an exemplary administrator and a renowned scholar. He always worked towards the betterment of India. His ministerial tenure was marked by innovative policy making. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet.
LG Manoj Sinha condole demise of J&K ex-Governor Jagmohan
JAMMU: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha condoled the demise of former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Jagmohan Malhotra who breathed his last in New Delhi on Tuesday.
In a tweet Mr Sinha said, “My deepest condolences to his family, friends and admirers. May Almighty grant eternal peace to the departed soul”.
“Saddened to hear about the demise of Shri Jagmohan Ji, Former Governor of J&K. He was a great visionary, dynamic and effective administrator. Jagmohan Ji will be remembered for his great contributions, reforms in J&K and untiring efforts to serve the society”, he further tweeted.