Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party released its second list of 13 candidates for the Punjab Assembly elections to be held next year. Prominent names in the list include AAP state women's wing president Baljinder Kaur from Talwandi Sabo, head of the party's trade wing Aman Arora from Sunam, party's SC wing chief Dev Mann from Nabha and Anu Randhawa, daughter of late Congress leader Jasjit Randhawa from Ghanaur.
A statement said that five of the candidates are Class XII pass, one is Class X pass, while one is a doctor. Other names include Jaswinder Singh Jahangir from Attari, Daljeet Singh Grewal from Ludhiana East, Sarbans Singh Manki from Samrala, Gurpreet Singh Bhatti from Amloh, Harpal Singh Cheema from Dirba, Karanvir Singh Tiwana from Patiala Rural, Baldev Singh Azad from Malout, Ravjot Singh from Sham Chaurasi and Baldev Singh from Jaito. The candidates also include a two time councillor from Ludhiana, ex-president of Bar Association of Sangrur, senior vice-president of the party's farmers wing, and a former general secretary of the People's Party of Punjab.
AAP leaders to visit Europe
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will kick off a European election campaign as part of the party's "AAP Punjab 2017" agenda from next month. Kejriwal will visit Italy in the first week of September along with party leaders Kumar Vishwas, Jarnail Singh and Adarsh Shashtri, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) UK said. "Not only youth but the elders too want to be a part of a change in Punjab and eager to see corruption and drugs free Punjab. Moreover, each gurdwara committee (we visit) assure their prolonged support to AAP during upcoming Punjab 2017," an AAP UK spokesperson said.
The visit to engage with Italy's Punjabi-origin population will be followed by a visit to the UK by Vishwas to hold gatherings across the country’s gurdwaras towards the end of September. Meanwhile, AAP's team in the UK has been rallying support within the British Punjabi community with a series of events, including at the annual Leamington and Warwick Mela over the weekend.
