Senior SAD leader and former speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlo dies at 79

Chandigarh, July 16: Former speaker and senior SAD leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passes away at 79. He was a minister of Rural Development and Panchayats state of Punjab from 1997 to 2002 and Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012. Also Read: Ripudaman Singh Malik acquitted in 1985 Air India bombing shot dead in Canada According to the information received, Kahlon was undergoing treatment at Escort Hospital in Amritsar, where he breathed Various leaders including Shiromani Akali Dal Patron Parkash Singh Badal, President Sukhbir Singh Badal, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann have expressed grief over the death of Nirmal Singh Kahlon. Also Read: US reports over 1,000 monkeypox cases Nirmal Singh Kahlon also known as the backbone of Shiromani Akali Dal and the leader of Fatehgarh Churidan. -PTC News