Punjab Police former DCP Balkar Singh joins AAP

Party sources said he is likely to contest the assembly election from Kartarpur consituency of Jalandhar district

Former deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Balkar Singh joined the Aam Aadmi Party in Jalandhar on Tuesday.

Former deputy commissioner of police Balkar Singh being welcomed into the Aam Aadmi Party by its Punjab affairs in-charge Raghav Chadha in Jalandhar on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

AAP Punjab affairs co-incharge Raghav Chadha inducted him into the party during a press conference.

Party sources said Balkar Singh is likely to contest the assembly election from Kartarpur consituency of Jalandhar district.

Chadha said: “People from every section of Punjab are joining the Aam Aadmi Party, be it government employees or sportspersons.”

He said the Captain Amarinder Singh-led Congress government had jeopardized the future of two lakh Dalit students in the state as it had not paid the fees of these students to colleges and now the students won’t be able to take the exams.

Former DCP Balkar Singh said that he was impressed with the development works and policies of the party’s national convener, Arvind Kejriwal, and the AAP government in Delhi.