SRINAGAR: Sardar Harbans Singh, a senior National Conference leader and former cabinet minister, died at a private hospital in Jammu early on Monday, according to media reports. He was 84.
Singh served as a cabinet minister in the government led by National Conference president Farooq Abdullah from 1996 to 2002.
In December 2025, he was appointed political adviser to Abdullah, who heads the party.
He is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters. His last rites will be held at the Shastri Nagar cremation ground in Jammu at 5 pm on Monday.
