Former Jammu & Kashmir Governor Girish Chandra Saxena, whose tenure saw a significant decline of militancy in the Valley, died here this morning after a brief illness. He was 90.
Saxena breathed his last at 4.30 am on Friday after he was rushed to a hospital following breathlessness, his brother and former Cabinet Secretary Naresh Chandra said.
The funeral pyre of Saxena, who served as the governor of the troubled state twice, was lit by his grandson Varun in the presence of political leaders and senior bureaucrats, including National Security Advisor AK Doval.