KOHINOOR A PUNJAB POLL PROP?

Expect to hear more noise on the Bring Back Kohinoor campaign closer to the Punjab polls. The Central government recently held a high level meeting this week at Jawahar Bhawan, discussing ways and means of bringing back the Kohinoor diamond. This was attended by Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and Union Minister of Culture Mahesh Sharma. The historic diamond, if you recall, was confiscated by the British after the conquest of Punjab in 1849 and shipped off to England. Whether the government is successful in getting it back or not, it still makes an interesting poll optic to step up the campaign right on the eve of the Punjab Assembly elections.