BKU halts screening of Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Sooryavanshi’ in Punjab's Jalalabad
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BKU halts screening of Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Sooryavanshi’ in Punjab's Jalalabad
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Activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Ugrahan stopped the screening of Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Sooryavanshi’ in Jalalabad town of Fazilka district on Saturday and Sunday.Also read: Zirakpur: Farmers protest against screening of Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Sooryavanshi’The farmers asked the cinema owners in Jalalabad not to screen the movie as Akshay Kumar had lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who they alleged brought in the three agricultural laws. Gurwinder Singh Mannewala, vice-president, BKU Ugrahan, who led the protest, alleged Akshay Kumar had termed farmers “terrorists and Naxalites” and lauded Prime Minister Modi last year. So they decided not to allow screening of any Akshay Kumar-starrer movie in the future too. The farmers said cinema owners who screen the movie shall themselves be responsible for the loss. — OC
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The Tribune
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2021-11-08
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Fazilka