'Dear Bollywood, when Punjab needs you the most, you didn't show up'

Punjab star Gippy Grewal on Saturday criticised Bollywood for not standing up for Punjab at a time when the state needs their support for the ongoing farmers protestThousands of farmers from Haryana Punjab and other states held demonstrations for the ninth consecutive day at Delhis border points protesting against the new farm laws which they fear will dismantle the minimum support price system leaving them at the mercy of big corporatesRupinder Singh Grewal popular by his stage name Gippy Grewal took to Twitter and wrote that for years Punjab has welcomed Bollywood with open arms but its silence over the issue was painfulDear Bollywood every now and then your movies have been shot in Punjab and every time you have been welcomed with open heart But today when Punjab needs you the most you didnt show up and speak a word Disappointed the 37yearold singer tweetedDear BollywoodEvery now and then your movies have been shot in Punjab amp everytime you have been welcomed with open heart But today when Punjab needs u the most u didnt show up and speak a word DISAPPOINTED 8_u00e0u00a4u00a6u00e0u00a4u00bfu00e0u00a4u00b8u00e0u00a4u0082u00e0u00a4u00acu00e0u00a4u00b0_u00e0u00a4u00adu00e0u00a4u00beu00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a4u00a4_u00e0u00a4u00acu00e0u00a4u00a8u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00a6TakeBackFarmLawsFarmersAreLifelinemdash Gippy Grewal GippyGrewal December 5 2020Singer Jaswinder Singh Bains popularly known by his stage name Jazzy B rallied behind GrewalPeople whose conscience is alive are coming out in support not the ones whose conscience is dead he tweetedHowever Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu responded to Grewal saying that there are artistes in Bollywood who have always been vocal about contentious issues including the farmers protests and she found his generalised comment demotivatingSir just because the ones you expected to speak up did not please dont put us all under the same umbrella Not that the handful of us need validation regarding standing up but it really pulls down our efforts when disregarded the Thappad star tweetedSir just because the ones u expected to speak up did not please dont put us all under the same umbrella Not that the handful of us need validation regarding standing up but it really pulls down our efforts when disregarded u00f0u009fu0099u008fu00f0u009fu008fu00bcmdash taapsee pannu taapsee December 5 2020Replying to the actor Grewal said his tweet wasnt for Pannu and others who are supporting the farmers but for those who call themselves Punjabi My tweet was for them who call them from Punjab and not even utter a single word They all vanish the singer addedThis tweet was not for you taapsee and the others who are supporting us and trust me It means alot at this time We are very thankful for this My tweet was for them who call them from Punjab and not even utter a single word They all vanish FarmersAreLifeline httpstcorXlEHkyriqmdash Gippy Grewal GippyGrewal December 5 2020Several Bollywood stars including Pannu Swara Bhasker Richa Chadha Sonu Sood Hansal Mehta Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Divya Dutta and Neha Sharma have come out in support of farmersAgitating farmers on Friday announced a Bharat Bandh on December 8 hardening their position ahead of the fifth round of talks with the governmentKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever