Diljit Dosanjh donates INR 10 million to protesting farmers

Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh participated in the farmers’ protests at the Delhi border on Saturday and urged the government to meet their demand, reported Hindustan Times. He is also said to have donated Rs 1 crore to purchase warm clothes for the protestors.

Dosanjh also was heard addressing the gathering at one point. “Hats off to all of you farmers, you have created a new history. This history would be narrated to future generations. Farmers’ issues shouldn’t be diverted by anyone,” he was quoted as saying.

Adding on he said, “We have only one request from the Centre... please fulfil the demands of our farmers. Everyone is sitting here peacefully and the entire country is with farmers. This agitation is about farmers. Things are twisted on Twitter but the truth is that farmers are protesting peacefully, nobody is talking about bloodshed here.”

Punjabi singer Singga revealed in a video posted on his verified Instagram account that Diljit had donated Rs 1 crore towards the cause, without making a big deal out of it. Expressing his gratitude, Singga said in Punjabi, “Thank you brother, you gave Rs 1 crore for the farmers, for their warm clothes, and nobody knows. You didn’t post about it. Nowadays people can’t shut up after donating Rs 10.”

Dosanjh has been a vocal supporter of the farmers, who are protesting and currently negotiating with the Centre to have certain farm laws repealed. Recently Dosanjh called out Kangana Ranaut for mistaking an elderly Sikh woman, who had joined the farmers' protest for Bilkis Bano of Shaheen Bagh fame.

He also shared a video of the elderly lady in question, revealing that she was Mahinder Kaur. Soon, Ranaut deleted her post but didn't refrain from hitting back, calling the Udta Punjab actor, Karan Johar's pet.

"Karan Johar's pet, the grandma who was protesting in Shaheen Bagh for her citizenship, the same grandma was seen protesting with the farmers. I don't even know who is Mahinder Kaur. What is this drama? Stop this right now," she tweeted.

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