Ex-Akali, actress, Buta Singh's grandson among AAP's 5 new constituency incharges
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Chandigarh: The
Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) on Wednesday expanded its organisational structure in Punjab by appointing constituency in-charges for five assembly constituencies, including a former MLA of the SAD who had shifted to AAP and a Punjabi actress who is the daughter of Kirti Kisan Union leader Baldev Singh.
Former SAD MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu has been made the AAP in-charge of Adampur assembly constituency. He had been appointed as the constituency in-charge and is a senior spokesperson for the Aam Aadmi Party. He was also appointed as the chairman of the Punjab State Cooperative Bank recently. He served as an MLA twice, from 2012 to 2022.
The Raja Sansi assembly constituency will be overseen by
Sonia Mann
, the actress who is the daughter of farm leader Baldev Singh.
Her father is known for his role in the farmers' agitation on the borders of Delhi. She was also actively involved in the protest and also carries out other social service.
In Phagwara assembly constituency, AAP has appointed Harnoor Singh Mann aka Harji Mann as the party in-charge. He is the son of former Punjab minister Joginder Singh Mann and the grandson of former Union home minister Buta Singh. He is a spokesperson for the party at present.
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Karamveer Chandi has been appointed as the constituency in-charge for Kapurthala assembly. He has been practising law at Kapurthala district court for the last 15 years. He is a member of the Punjab and Haryana Bar Council and serves as the secretary of the Rice Mill Association, Kapurthala.
Jaswinder Singh Shinda has been given the responsibility of constituency in-charge for Bathinda Rural. Shinda has been associated with AAP since 2019 and is the state secretary of the party's sports wing. He is also the president of the football association in Bathinda district.
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