Zirakpur: Farmers protest against screening of Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Sooryavanshi’

Zirakpur, November 7 Members of various farmer unions staged a protest demonstration outside Dhillon Plaza and Cosmo Mall over screening of Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Sooryavanshi’ here today. They also blocked the Aerocity road. Also read: BKU halts screening of Akshay Kumar’s film...

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Updated At : 12:51 PM Nov 08, 2021 IST

Zirakpur, November 7

Members of various farmer unions staged a protest demonstration outside Dhillon Plaza and Cosmo Mall over screening of Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Sooryavanshi’ here today. They also blocked the Aerocity road.

Also read: BKU halts screening of Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Sooryavanshi’ in Punjab’s Jalalabad

Protesting farmer union leaders said Akshay Kumar had repeatedly given statements against farmers. “No film of Akshay Kumar and Sunny Deol will be allowed to run in Punjab,” they said.

DSP Harjinder Singh Gill reached the spot and stopped the screening of the film to prevent any untoward incident. The movement of vehicles on the Aerocity road, which came to a halt, was restored after sometime.

The protesters raised slogans against the BJP-led Central government and demanded that the three farm bills be taken back immediately.

A day before too, farmers had held a protest to stop the screening of the film here. — TNS

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