Tarn Taran, July 27 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday appointed former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Harmeet Singh Sandhu as Tarn Taran halqa incharge, triggering opposition from local leadership. The move comes days after the death of AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal, which necessitated a by-election in the constituency. Sandhu joined the party in Chandigarh on July 16 in the presence of chief minister Bhagwant Mann and senior leader Manish Sisodia. As per a communique issued by AAP state president Aman Arora and Sisodia, he was formally declared halqa incharge of the party in the constituency which was represented by him three times in the assembly. Pertinently, he is expected to be ruling party's bypoll candidate which is expected to be held in coming months. His elevation as halqa incharge has strengthened the possibility. The party has formally given him the assignment even as he is facing opposition from local leaders, some of whom have been working in the constituency for long and expecting a party ticket. On Friday,leaders gathered at Sri Darbar Sahib in Tarn Taran to oppose the likely candidature of Sandhu. Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation director Gursewak Singh Aulakh, Punjab Forest Corporation vice chairman Gurdev Singh Sandhu and AAP's Tarn Taran women wing president Baljit Kaur District etc., were among the gathering....