Congress candidate from Gurdaspur seat Sunil Jakhar Wednesday took a swipe at his political opponent and Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, saying the BJP nominee has not shown anything "beyond dialogue delivery" in films and his "charm without any substance" will fade away.
Jakhar, who is sitting MP from the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency, also slammed 59-year-old Deol, saying he will prove to be a "misfit" in politics.
"So far, here he (Deol) has not shown anything beyond dialogue delivery and that is causing concern among voters here," he said.
"The charm can be sustained only with substance and charm without substance may not last long and will fade away in a couple of days," Jhakar said.
"Even cinema, owners change famous movies after sometime and it also applies to real li
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