Lok Sabha polls 2019: Sunny Deol's 2.5-kg hand hangs off a '56-inch' chest

Campaigning in Gurdaspur, Punjab, Deol's fame pulls cheering crowds even as his speeches are just disjointed snatches of film dialogue

It is 8 am at Gurudwara Barth Sahib and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP's) Gurdaspur candidate Sunny Deol is scheduled to start off his day's campaign after paying respects at the shrine. While the actor and first-time contestant is not to be seen anywhere, there is a posse of over 50 Punjab police personnel, a sniffer dog, a three-member Election Commission of India (ECI) video surveillance team and a handful of BJP supporters assembled outside the Gurudwara.

It is not until 10:20 am that Deol makes an appearance surrounded by ten Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team personnel of Punjab