Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik passes away

Known for speaking out in favour of Punjab farmers, former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik passed away today at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after a long illness. He had been suffering from kidney disease for a long time.

Malik belonged to the Kirsani community of Hiswara village in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district. He had been speaking out on the farmers' issue for a long time and had even offered to mediate between the farmers and the government.

Malik, who belonged to the Jat community of Uttar Pradesh, became a crisis solution for the BJP when the Modi government revoked Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. He started his political journey with Chaudhary Charan Singh's Bharatiya Kranti Dal.