Founder of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party Bhim Singh passed away in Jammu on Tuesday after being unwell for about a month. He was 81.

The former legislator hailed from Udhampur district’s Bhugterian village. He has left behind his wife Jai Mala and son Ankit Love, who lives in London.

Singh breathed his last at GMC Hospital here.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and heads of various political parties expressed their condolences on the demise of Singh, who emerged as a major political face to reckon with in the Jammu region.