Punjabi singers, actors hold protest in support of farmers

Several Punjabi singers and actors such as Ammy Virk and Deep Sidhu held a protest here on Monday in solidarity with farmers agitating against new farm laws.

Prominent among m who took part in protest also included Kanwar Grewal, Ranjit Bawa and Resham Singh Anmol.

y exhorted people to join hands in farmers' fight against farm laws.

" time has come for artists and youth to come toger against government to force it to withdraw farm laws. Every section of society is with farmers," said Bawa.

Actor and singer Ammy Virk said, "Farmers are t going to benefit from se laws." He claimed that with se laws, minimum support price system would come to an end.

y also accused Centre of t consulting farmers before drafting se legislations.

y furr claimed that big corporates would "exploit" farmers.

Protesters were carrying black flags as a mark of protest against se Bills.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave assent to three contentious bills -- Farmers' Produce Tre and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

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