INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
They exhorted people to join hands in farmers' fight against the farm laws.(Photo: Instagram/reshamsinghanmol)Several Punjabi singers and
actors held a protest in Punjab's Batala on Monday in solidarity with the farmers agitating against the new farm laws.Prominent singers and
actors who took part in the protest included Ammy Virk, Deep Sidhu, Kanwar Grewal, Ranjit Bawa and Resham Singh Anmol
They exhorted people to join hands in farmers' fight against the farm laws."The time has come for artists and the youth to come together
against the government to force it to withdraw the farm laws
Every section of the society is with farmers," said Ranjit Bawa.Actor and singer Ammy Virk said, "Farmers are not going to benefit from
these laws." He claimed that with these laws, the minimum support price system would come to an end.They also accused the Centre of not
consulting farmers before drafting these legislations.They further claimed that big corporates would "exploit" farmers.Protesters were
carrying black flags as a mark of protest against these Bills.President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave assent to the three contentious bills
-- the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of
Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020.(With PTI inputs)
