Now, farmers’ leader Rakesh Tikait comes forward in favour of Kulwinder Kaur

Now, farmers’ leader Rakesh Tikait comes forward in favour of Kulwinder Kaur

Ferozepur, June 11, 2024:  Now the farmers’ leader Rakesh Tikait through his video on X has come forward to support Kulwinder Kaur constable of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and her family who made headlines for allegedly slapping Bollywood actress-Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut at Chandigarh Airport on Friday.

The issue has surfaced at the global level and subsequent comments by Kangana on extremism in Punjab. Punjab from all sections has come out to support Kulwinder irrespective of whether people are Sikhs or non-Sikhs.

Commenting on the whole incident, Rakesh Tikait said, “You need to investigate why such a thing is happening. Aren’t those who are in the forces not suffering? You have a slogan of ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’. The children in the forces are also from our families. Were they (the families) not called terrorists for one year? “Were they not insulted for 13 months? Every Jawan of the forces is harbouring this pain. There is no need to tamper much”. Adding he said the politicians too should stop giving statements, he has been at the forefront of the farmers’ movement and can well understand their problems, demands and sentiments.

Meanwhile, the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) while announcing support for Kulwinder organised an ‘Insaaf March’ in Mohali on Sunday in which farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan participated in large numbers. These are groups that continue to camp at the borders of Punjab and Haryana after their ‘Delhi Chalo’ push was halted by the authorities in the BJP-ruled Haryana by use of force.  However, a month-long camping at the Shambhu border for the rail rook campaign was also launched but even after forming the new government, there is no word from the Modi-led government over farmers’ demands.

Even the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has also responded to the developments in the matter saying that the slap on Kangana represents the simmering anger due to her venomous statement issued in the past”. It was an unfortunate incident but Ranaut should also have exercised restraint. Before labelling all Punjabis as terrorists she should have remembered the significant contribution of Punjabis in making the country self-reliant in food production, freedom struggle and defence of the country. Mann said that Ranaut’s ‘immature statement’ does not behove a public figure of her stature.