 Early Times Report
Jammu, June 27: Senior advocate and former president of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Bar Association of Jammu (BAJ) B S Slathia passed away at PGI Chandigarh early morning on Saturday.
Known for his pro-Jammu stand and famous as ‘Voice of Jammu’, Slathia was undergoing a treatment for an ailment. He was 70.
Slathia always led the Pro-Jammu movements from the forefront.
Three-time president of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Slathia had been one of the prominent faces leading the 2018 Amarnath land row agitation in Jammu.
He had also spearheaded agitations seeking an AIIMS in Jammu, a holiday on the birth anniversary of the last Dogra ruler of the erstwhile state Maharaja Hari Singh, and a CBI enquiry into the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua.
The news came as a shock to the lawyer fraternity, with many expressing grief over it.
Slathia is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.
His body is likely to reach Jammu late on Saturday evening and will be cremated on Sunday in Jammu.
Meanwhile, condolences started pouring in on social platforms and netizens expressed shock over the demise.
Many renowned personalities from the fraternities of Lawyers, Media, Politicians, Socialites, Academicians, Educationists, expressed grief on the news and shared their closeness with Slathia. They termed it as ‘personal’ loss to Jammu.
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