The former actor turned politician was slapped by the latter last week at the Chandigarh airport. This seemed to be a reprisal for some contentious remarks made by Kangana, who said that farmers were getting paid as little as Rs 100 or Rs 200 to demonstrate at Delhi’s borders.
The actress had also made fun of the female participants in the historic uproar. It is likely that Kulwinder’s mother was one among the demonstrators who besieged Delhi for a year in protest of the three Central agricultural regulations.These were finally repealed, but not before almost seven hundred agitators died.
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A CISF officer has said that the suspect most likely behaved in a rush of blood, but certain farmers’ groups have united behind the suspended constable, demanding a thorough investigation into the incident.
On social media, Kulwinder is gaining a lot of support, and Kangana is not without her supporters, either, including other celebrities who oppose using violence as a form of self-expression. She has expressed her alarm about the “shocking rise in terror and violence in Punjab,” as is typical of her.The appalling episode is indicative of the anti-BJP feeling prevalent in the border state’s rural areas.
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During the recently finished Lok Sabha elections, party candidates and campaigners were shown black flags and were barred from entering areas. The protracted dispute between the farming community in the state and the Modi administration was blamed for the BJP’s disastrous election campaign in Punjab.
This year, a new bone of contention arose when the farmers’ Dilli Chalo march was violently stopped. In the midst of the current rift, lawmakers and agricultural executives should both be cautious and refrain from making controversial statements. To diffuse tensions, the parties would need to go back to the negotiation table.
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