Punjab: MP Sunny Deol fails to show up in his constituency, posters "Gumshuda ki Talash" apperars to be on streets

Missing posters of Sunny Deol, BJP MP from Gurdaspur constituency were seen near railway station and other public places in Pathankot.

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The posters were put up on the walls stating- Gumshuda ki Talash MP Sunny Deol (Search for missing MP Sunny Deol) by the angry local residents who say the MP has been missing in action and not visited the constituency since long.

The actor turned politician Sunny Deol, who debuted in politics last year, won his first Lok-Sabha election as a BJP candidate from Gurdaspur. The 63 year old actor defeated Congress MP Sunil Jakhar in a triangular contest that also featured Aam Aadami Party's  Peter Masih by a huge margin.

To ensure the smooth flow of work in his absence, Deol had appointed  his personal assistant last year which raised a controversy.

Soon after, he was criticized for nominating writer Gurpreet Singh Palheri as his representative in his parliamentary constituency, to "attend meetings and follow important matters" on his behalf. Critics said it proved the actor had no intentions of giving his 100 per cent to his new role.

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Sunny Deol's attendance in parliament has also been less than impressive. In the very first session, he was absent for 28 days and attended only nine sittings, according to records.

On the "missing" posters, Congress leader Manish Tewari said: "Not Surprising... same thing happened to his father Dharmendra in Bikaner. Gurdaspur missed the chance of a good man @sunilkjakhar representing them again.Would have added to @INCIndia's strength in Parliament."

Sunny Deol is the third of his family to join politics and the BJP. His father Dharmendra was also BJP MP in the past and his step-mother Hema Malini was elected MP for the second time last year.

A section in his constituency may seem upset but the actor has pulled his weight as star campaigner for the BJP in polls in Haryana and Jharkhand.

He also attended the opening of the Kartarpur corridor along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November and tweeted photos from the event. The corridor links Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Guru Nanak, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur.


 


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