Famous Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Thursday campaigned for his wife and the BJP candidate Kirron Kher in Chandigarh. Notably, Uttrakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was also present in the rally
In the pictures, Kher and his wife can be seen rallying together amidst a heavy crowd cheering on the road. Kirron Kher will be contesting against old rival Pawan Kumar Bansal from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat on May 19.
Having been elected from Chandigarh in the 2014 general election by a margin of nearly 70,000 votes and defeating four-time Member of Parliament (MP) and former Union Railways minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, actor-turned-politician Kirron Kher did well for her first political outing as the BJP candidate.
Witnessed great aplomb, positivity, vigour & support for BJP in a road show ahead of Smt @KirronKherBJP ji's filing of the nomination papers along with Sri @tsrawatbjp ji, Sri @AnupamPKher ji & other party workers. #PhirEkBaarModiSarkar #DeshModiKeSaath #NamoAgain pic.twitter.com/GH9vaLKbC3
— Chowkidar Sanjay Tandon 🇮🇳 (@SanjayTandonBJP) April 26, 2019
सेक्टर 8 मार्किट में डोर टू डोर करते हुए मुझे दिल से महसूस हुआ कि कितना भी वो हमारे दुर्प्रचार कर ले #AayegaToModiHi :) pic.twitter.com/rOgKbKK5C5
— Chowkidar Kirron Kher (@KirronKherBJP) April 26, 2019
मार्किट-मार्किट सिर्फ एक पुकार,
— Chowkidar Kirron Kher (@KirronKherBJP) April 26, 2019
अबकी बार फिरसे मोदी सरकार ।
सेक्टर 8 की मार्किट में डोर टू डोर करते हुए बहुत से पुराने मित्रों और परिचितों से मिली । बचपन में सेक्टर 8 की मार्किट से बहुत शॉपिंग की है सो जुड़ाव भी बहुत है :)#AayegaToModiHi
#BharatMangeModiDobara pic.twitter.com/KOKaukozQT
Hailing from Chandigarh itself, the 63-year-old Kirron not only faces a tough challenge from the Congress but also from within the local unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). BJP's sitting MP Kirron Kher from Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency, who is once again contesting against old rival Pawan Kumar Bansal from the seat, slammed the Congress leader for spreading "rumours" against her development work in the last five years.
"He is spreading rumours about me that I have not done any work. A comparison should be done between their 15 years of work and my five years work," Kirron said.
She added, "Earlier they even said that I come here for only two-three days, which is a lie. I am here and doing work. Why did he (Bansal) bring metro in Chandigarh? He was a powerful minister then why no work was done?"
Talking about AAP candidate Harmohan Dhawan, Kirron said: "He is like my elder brother and I respect him. He has supported me a lot." She further shared that her husband and veteran actor Anupam Kher will campaign for her.Kher had defeated Bansal from the seat in 2014 Lok Sabha elections by a margin of around 70,000 votes.
BJP's Kirron Kher files nomination from Chandigarh constituency. RJD candidate Misa Bharti files nomination from Pataliputra constituency in Bihar. #LokSabhaEelctions2019 pic.twitter.com/1VfwOBYCT4
— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2019
"वाहेगुरु तेरा लख लख शुक्र है, अपनी किरपा सब पर ऐसे ही बनाये रखना" 🙏🏻
— Chowkidar Kirron Kher (@KirronKherBJP) April 25, 2019
नामांकन पत्र दाखिल करने के बाद सेक्टर 34, चंडीगढ़ के गुरुद्वारा साहिब में वाहेगुरु का शुक्रिया किया । और अरदास की, कि आगे के पथ पर चलने के लिए मुझे,कार्यकर्ताओं और समर्थकों को शक्ति दे। :) pic.twitter.com/bCoqnWHxDs
That annoying moment when you take a selfie, and your hair looks perfect but your face looks distorted.😎🤓🤣 pic.twitter.com/utzldG28v2
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) April 26, 2019
Looking forward to be with the @BJP4India candidate @KirronKherBJP and the people of #Chandigarh to participate in the nomination filing ceremony. Good luck to everybody. Lets participate in this amazing and the largest festival of democracy.:) pic.twitter.com/hDHuzir1D0
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) April 24, 2019