Farmers Movement Archive

Mall screens Akshay’s film again; farmers stall show

Mohali: A day after farmers stopped screening of the Akshay Kumar starrer film in Zirakpur, multiplex owners screened it again. Agitated about this, farmers gheraoed multiplexes and stopped the film screening again on Sunday. Farmers warned multiplex owners of “harsh action” leading to “disastrous results” if they screened the film again. Multiplex owners said tickets were sold online and they had stopped selling tickets at the window, because of which they had to screen the film. Farmers disrupted screening of the film at Dhillon Plaza and Cosmo Plaza. In August this year, farmers stopped screening of another Akshay Kumar starrer. Farmers from protest sites at Dappar toll plaza and Ajitpur toll plaza had reached outside the multiplex to stop the film screening. BKU (Sidhupur), Zirakpur president Hardeep Singh Baltana said, “On the one hand, Bollywood actors claim that they are supporting farmers but they are actually working at the behest of PM Narendra Modi. We will not allow any Bollywood film shooting in Punjab.” Bhartiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur), Mohali vice-president Kirpal Singh Siau said, “Narendra Modi has planned to ruin the future of farmers and actors like Akshay Kumar are blindly following his footsteps. We will not allow his films to run in Punjab.” The group of farmers led by Bhartiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) Derabassi block president Karam Singh Karkaur, BKU (Sidhupur) Mohali vice-president Kirpal Singh Siau, BKU Jagjit Singh Karala, BKU (Sidhupur), Zirakpur president Hardeep Singh Baltana, BKU (Dhakaunda) president Vivek Vats, Agnrez Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Maninder Singh, Lakhwinder Singh Lakhi, Nanu Singh, Kala, Balvir Singh and hundreds of supporters demanded that the screening of the film be stopped immediately.

The Times of India

2021-11-08

Chandigarh