Guwahati: Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon passed away on Saturday (July 16, 2022).
Nirmal Singh Kahlon was 79.
The pillar of the Shiromani Akali Dal and the head of Fatehgarh Churidan, Kahlon was well-known. Sukhbir Singh Badal, the party’s president, expressed shock at the news and added, “Kahlon sahab was a source of inspiration for all of us.”
“Deeply saddened to learn about the demise of senior Akali leader & former Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S Nirmal Singh Ji Kahlon. Kahlon sahab was a source of insipration for all of us. His wise counsel will always be missed. I stand with Kahlon family in this hour of grief,” Sukhbir Singh Badal said in a tweet.
Notably, Kahlon served as the state of Punjab’s minister for rural development and panchayats from 1997 to 2002. From 2007 until 2012, he served as the Punjab Legislative Assembly’s Speaker. He was accused of participating in a recruitment scheme, but the courts ultimately cleared him.