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Former Punjab Assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon passes away

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Former Punjab Assembly Speaker and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon died on Saturday after a prolonged illness, said a party leader. He was 79. Kahlon was minister for rural development and panchayats in the Akali government from 1997 to 2002. He also served as the speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha from 2007 to 2012.