Former Punjab speaker and SAD chief Nirmal Singh Kahlon dies at 79

Former Punjab speaker and SAD chief Nirmal Singh Kahlon dies at 79

Former speaker and senior SAD chief Nirmal Singh Kahlon (79) dies in sleep.

He changed into a minister of Rural Development and Panchayats country of Punjab from 1997 to 2002 and Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012. He changed into charged in a recruitment rip-off case, however changed into later acquitted with the aid of using the courts.

Senior Akali chief Daljit Singh Cheema, in a tweet, stated the remaining rites of Kahlon may be finished in Dadujodh village, close to Fatehgarh Churian in Gurdaspur district on July 17.

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal presented his condolences at the loss of life of the senior celebration chief.

“Deeply saddened to find out about the loss of life of senior Akali chief & former Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S Nirmal Singh Ji Kahlon. Kahlon sahab changed into a supply of proposal for all of us. His clever suggest will constantly be missed. I stand with Kahlon own circle of relatives on this hour of grief,” Badal stated in a tweet.