After Diljit, more punjabi actors and filmmakers voice support for Delhi protests, writes Disney Brar

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A peaceful protest. A thousand unanswered questions weighing heavy on the mind.  Many a broken dreams, shattered hopes and clipped wings. And one resounding crackdown.Singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh has strongly condemned the brutal police action on the protesting students in Delhi and has also lent his support to the ongoing Cockroach Janta party (CJP) led protest. As the situation escalates, we gather more opinions on the same by Punjab based actors, film-makers and social activists.

Savita Bhatti

Voicing her unconditional support to the students’ movement, Chandigarh-based actor, writer and social activist, Savita Bhatti, says, “I feel so deeply sad for the helpless parents of the innocent children, we have lost due to the failure of the system in our country. Infact, I sat crying tears of pain yesterday as the situation worsened in Delhi and turned violent. Voicing our opinion on any injustice happening to us or our children is our fundamental right and we should be allowed to exercise our right without the government or the system harming us. How else are we suppose to seek our answers and closures?

Gavie Chahal

Supporting her opinion, Patiala-based actor Gavie Chahal, shares, “the government or their authorities have no right to harm the students protesting peacefully and voicing  their dissent with the way the things are operating in the country. The system is in literal shambles. I have earlier supported the Anna Hazare movement, have actively participated in the Kisan Andolan and I render my full support to this ongoing students’ movement fighting for their rights in Delhi. It is high time the arrogance and the high-handedness of the authorities is dealt with an iron hand and the people in power are brought to book because they are eventually answerable to the people.”

Gabbar Sangrur

Angry on the rights of the students being violated, Mohali based filmmaker,  Gabbar Sangrur, also the founder-director, Theatre Army Films, quips, “this is grave injustice on the part of the government and the authorities to lash out at the students with such  a force. It is obvious that when we face any kind of injustice we will appeal, protest against it and ask for a transparent and a justified action against the same. Then why are the students being targeted? How else will they voice their protest or raise problems being faced by them due to the inefficiency and failure of the whole education system of the country. I fully support this movement and call for a more unified and larger protest to fight against the system and save the future of the coming generations.”  

Jobanpreet Singh

Further actor Jobanpreet Singh, questions, “we are the largest democracy in the world and look at the way our students and the future of this country are being heard and treated  when they voice their dissent against the injustice happening to them ? Then what is this democracy good for? And is it actually a democracy we are living in? I will in fact encourage the students to continue with their peaceful protest, come what may, because eventually it is their collective power which will make the rigid authorities and the government succumb down to their demands which are right and holds the key to not only their own future but also that of the coming generations.”