Amritsar | Taking a dig at the BJP for contesting Bollywood actor Sunny Deol from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab, Congress MLA and candidate from Hoshiarpur Raj Kumar Chabbewal said that BJP will lose even if they contest Sunny Leone.
Addressing a public meeting Chabbewal said,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government has failed miserably that they were unable to find candidates on the three seats in Punjab. BJP has brought Sunny Deol to contest from Gurdaspur, I want to tell them even if they replace Sunny Deol with Sunny Leone they won’t stand before the Congress wave in Punjab. The Congress candidate further added that Punjab CM Amarinder Singh will ensure Congress’ victory in all 13 seats in Punjab and make Rahul Gandhi the next Prime Minister.
Raj Kumar Chabbewal,Congress candidate from Hoshiarpur,Punjab: Modi govt has failed. They can't find candidates even for 3 seats in Punjab. They've fielded Sunny Deol in Gurdaspur. BJP can bring Sunny Deol or Sunny Leone,but no one will be able to stand before this 'aandhi'.(2.5) pic.twitter.com/TPkjIPuwMN
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
Bollywood actor Sunny Deol had joined the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) on April 23 and was announced as the party candidate from Gurdaspur. Earlier the seat was held by veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna, after his death, Congress’ Sunil Jakhar emerged victories from the seat.
The BJP is contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in Punjab in alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), SAD is contesting on the 10 out of 13 seats while BJP is contesting on the remaining 3 seats.
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