![]() ![]() In a song titled Punjab Bolda ( Punjab Speaks), singer Ranjit Bawa sang: “ …Dhakke nal dasi jande attwadi aj da, national media bhi keda bhala chaj da (Forcibly, they are calling farmers terrorists, the national media is good for nothing).” ![]() ![]() Sample these lyrics from Kisan Anthem: “… Bik gaya bhawe India da media, BBC de utte jatt chaye hoye ne (So what if the Indian media has sold itself, Jats are famous on BBC News).” This was sung by 11 singers, including Shree Brar, Jass Bajwa, Mankirt Aulakh and Afsana to name a few. Using sarcasm as their medium to deliver the message, the singers raised their voices against ‘Delhi’ (referring to the Union government), the godi media (lapdog media) and its fake narratives against the farmers, the arrest of young people after the January 26 violence this year, Bollywood’s silence on farmers’ movement and other issues. Nearly all the songs by the Punjabi singers supported the farmers’ struggle via lyrics encompassing Sikh history and religion, stories of valour, Punjabis in the armed forces, pre-partition Punjab, the freedom struggle, the Punjabi diaspora abroad and the unity of the farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. One of the things that kept the morale of the farmers high in the camps at Singhu and Tikri was the support of several Punjabi singers whose songs of revolution struck a chord with every age group and gender, from the elderly to women to the youth thanks to witty and sarcastic lyrics on the burning issues of society. The movement then went through several ups and downs till the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev on November 19, 2021, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the three laws would be repealed. ![]() Jalandhar: The Punjabi singers who played an important role in the farmers’ movement against the three farm laws passed by the Union government last year have arrived at the Singhu and Tikri borders to celebrate the first anniversary of the movement on November 26, one week after the government announced the repeal of the laws.Ī year ago on this day, farmers from Punjab and Haryana had marched to Delhi in protest against the controversial laws and, despite repression by the Haryana government, finally settled into camps at the Singhu and Tikri borders at Delhi. ![]()
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