Summary:
Former deputy mayor Om Prakash Gabbar along with his associates joined the AAP during a district-level meeting convened by MLAs Kulwant Singh Pandori Jai Kishan Singh Rodi and Manjit Singh Bilaspur. Gabbar a well-known face among the Valmiki community first become a councillor from Amritsar on a SAD ticket. In 2017 he shifted to the Congress and contested the local body polls. He was also a chairman of the Bhagwan Valmiki Dhuna Sahib Management Trust which manages Ram Tirth Mandir in Amritsar. Meanwhile others who joined the AAP include Sahib Singh district chief Labour Cell (Congress); JS Bindra; Tarsem Singh Ranike; Manjit Singh Wadali; Boota Singh Sangatpura; Nishan Singh Grinding; Mazar Singh; Mani; Raj Kumar Kanhaiya and Dharam Pal..