Originally posted by: atominis
LMFAO! Another one spreading falsehoods. Farmer protests were never funded by Khalistanis. It was not about Khalistan at all but 3 farm laws. And it is a mass movement in Punjab, Haryana, West UP, Rajasthan, among farmers which includes Hindus and Sikhs as well as farm workers, labourers, arthiyas of all castes and religions.
That lawyer is actually an actor called Deep Sidhu who just responded to question on Bhindranwale that Barkha asked him. He did not bring up Bhindranwale himself. And he explained context of history because initial movement in Punjab was by peasants against policies of Indira Govt. Not a separatist or militant movement. Punjab has had many peasant movements and protests earlier and even in last 2 decades. Deep Sidhu was trying to explain that though his choice of words was not prudent. Barkha is irrelevant and deliberately tried to derail farmer protest by asking questions on a non issue like Bhindranwale. Deep Sidhu is a wannabe who was a lawyer, became actor and later became aide of Sunny Deol and planned his Punjab campaign for BJP in 2019 polls. He worked for BJP earlier. And is still seen as an agent planted to derail protest. He has no ideology or skin in the game.
To ignore the nuances of history and whine about Khalistan all day was deviation tactic by majoritarian forces and pro BJP media, IT cell.
Kangana was not misled by media. She herself called random women Khalistani as well and labelled protestors terrorists even before R Day. She questioned nationalism of Diljit and Priyanka too. She called Rihanna and Greta Thunberg terrorist supporters as well.
She was toeing BJP line to call farmers secessionists and terrorists from last year itself when many BJP leaders also called farmers as ISI agents, Chinese agents, Jihadi, Naxals.
I pity anyone who believes so called reports of pro BJP media and rants of BJP IT cell and leaders.
Modi went back because he knew BJP would lose in Punjab, Haryana and West UP and had massive anger in Jats, rural population especially after Lakhimpur incident where a BJP minister's son Ashish Mishra drove his car crushing farmers on road. That incident was costing him UP, Punjab and Haryana polls.
Khalistan is a joke. Every house in Punjab and Haryana has stickers for farmer protest support. You think they are all Khalistanis? LMAO!
Rakesh Tikait is the one who rallied entire Jat community in this protest. Is he a Khalistani?
Kangana's film better be nuanced as she is handling a volatile subject. She has no right to incite hate against a community to promote her film.
Quite hypocritical how films on 1984 Sikh genocide are censored or banned but biopic on Indira is encouraged. Just as Gujarat riots ones are censored or banned but biopics on Modi are encouraged.
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