Bollywood actor-turned-politician and former MP Vinod Khanna on Wednesday sought blessings from the almighty at the Golden temple before starting his election campaign at Gurdaspur. After landing at Rajasansi airport here, Khanna visited the Golden Temple and paid obeisance in the sanctum sanctorum along with local BJP leaders besides senior SGPC functionaries.
Talking to media persons later, Khanna said the BJP leadership has given him privilege to contest from Gurdaspur to serve the people of the area besides overall development. He claimed that the sitting Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa did nothing for the last five years of his tenure. "The area has slipped backwards by 15 years and now it requires at least ten years to streamline the things," he said.
Khanna was confident of a victory saying the people of the area have realised the non-performance of the Congress MP. He said he met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal who assured him all support during elections.