BJP candidate and Bollywood actor Sunny Deol Saturday paid tributes to late Gurdaspur MP and actor Vinod Khanna on his death anniversary and said he will get the works initiated by him completed.
The BJP has fielded Deol from the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat which had been represented by Khanna for four-times in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2014.
"Tributes to Vinod Khanna ji on his death anniversary. Coming to serve Gurdaspur and complete the works started by him (Khanna). I seek blessings of everyone,"62-year-old Deol tweeted.
Khanna died of bladder cancer at a hospital in Mumbai on April 27, 2017. He was popularly known as "Sardar of Bridges" for connecting remote villages in his constituency.
However, Deol's nomination from the seat is being seen as setback to Khanna's wife Kavita Khanna, who was hopeful of getting a BJP ticket from this seat.
On Saturday, Kavita in Delhi said she "felt abandoned and rejected" as she was denied a ticket at the last moment.
Remembered her husband, Kavita tweeted,"Two years today since you passed on. Still following your path of celebrating life, of progress, your belief in the ultimate truth and your undying commitment to India and its people. Yours always, Kavita."