Known among his followers as ‘Sher-e-Poonch(lion of Poonch), Sharma was considered a veteran voice in the PDP.
Senior People’s Democratic Party leader and ex-MLC from J&K’s Poonch district, Yashpal Sharma died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest last night, family sources said on Sunday. He was 76.
Known among his followers as ‘Sher-e-Poonch(lion of Poonch), Sharma was considered a veteran voice in the PDP.
Taking to a micro blogging site , twitter, J&K PDP wrote, ” With great grief & remorse we announce the demise of senior leader,ex MLC & PAC member Yashpal Sharma Ji. A towering personality who dedicated his entire life serving the masses of Poonch.Our thoughts & prayers are with the members of the family in this hour of grief. #RIP.”
In March last year, he was among 14 leaders named by PDP President Mehbooba Mufti in the 14-member Political Affairs Committee (PAC).
