Actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol has appointed a “representative” in Punjab’s Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency and has hence come under fire from the ruling Congress in the state. In a statement issued on the letterhead of the Gurdaspur MP, Deol said he appointed Gurpreet Singh Palheri as his “representative” to “attend meetings and follow important matters”. AdvertisingCalling it a “betrayal” of the voters’ mandate, Punjab cabinet minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said, “Sunny Deol has betrayed voters of Gurdaspur constituency by appointing a representative.”“How can an MP appoint his representative? Voters have elected Sunny Deol as MP, not his representative,” the MLA from Dera Baba Nanak, an Assembly segment which is part of the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency, told PTI. Deol became MP after defeating Congress’ Sunil Jakhar with a margin of 82,459 votes in the Lok Sabha polls.

Source: Indian Express July 01, 2019 15:33 UTC