Actress Kangana Ranaut Leads Chorus of Disapproval Over Modi's 'Shameful' Withdrawal of Farm Laws

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that his government will overturn the three controversial farm laws against which hundreds of thousands of farmers have been protesting since November last year. Farmers feared these laws would do away with the minimum support price (MSP) and leave them at the mercy of big corporations.

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, on Friday, denounced the decision by Narendra Modi's government to repeal three farm laws passed by the parliament in September 2020, after coming under relentless pressure from farmers' unions.

Sharing a netizen's post that read, "Street power is the only power that matters, hence proved #FarmersProtest," the actress wrote on her Instagram stories, "Sad, Shameful and absolutely unfair...(sic)".

Explaining why she was disappointed that the farm laws were being withdrawn, Kangana said: "If people on the street have started to make laws, and not the chosen government in the parliament, then this is a jihadi nation..."

'Absolutely unfair': #KanganaRanaut reacts to withdrawal of #FarmLaws pic.twitter.com/3dFnYNBMnT

— Bollywood Buzz (@CricBollyBuzz) November 19, 2021

Ranaut was not alone as Indian author Anand Ranganathan, known for his novels 'Land of the Wilted Rose' and 'Love & Honour', also criticised Prime Minister Modi's decision and called it a cowardly act.

He said that in the fight between the Indian government and farmers, India has faced a humiliating defeat.

Shocked. This is a cowardly act. A humiliating defeat for development, for sense and sanity, for progress, for India. Narendra Modi joins the Opposition in taking us back decades.

India has lost! अराजकतावाद की विजय। बुरे दिन आने वाले हैं।https://t.co/V1BwjiIdWp

— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) November 19, 2021

Actress Shruti Seth decried Prime Minister Modi's decision as a transparent and cynical ploy to get more votes in the looming assembly elections which are scheduled to be held next year.

Everything for an election #FarmersProtest

— Shruti Seth (@SethShruti) November 19, 2021

However, several Bollywood celebrities, including Sonu Sood, Taapsee Pannu, Richa Chadha, Gul Panag, applauded the Prime Minister for his decision and expressed their support for the farmers.

This is a wonderful news!
Thank you,@narendramodi ji, @PMOIndia, for taking back the farm laws. Thank you, farmers, for raising just demands through peaceful protests. Hope you will happily return to be with your families on the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji today.

— sonu sood (@SonuSood) November 19, 2021

Let this be a lesson for future Governments to find the means & the will, to engage with all stake holders when bringing about reform.
And also a lesson for law makers -that legislative procedure can’t be circumvented by passing laws in minutes, without discussion & debate. 2/2

— Gul Panag (@GulPanag) November 19, 2021

Congratulations Farmers. You showed it's possible. Protests work.
Prayers for all who lost their lives. Their sacrifices didn't go in vain.
May God always be with you our Annadaatas!
Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan!
🤍💚

— Sayani Gupta (@sayanigupta) November 19, 2021

Actor Prakash Raj tweeted a video of a power-packed poem on farmers’ struggles.

The relentless fighting farmers of my country have brought the KING on his knees … sharing ⁦@anitanairauthor⁩ poem narrated by me in support of #FarmersProtest against 3 #farmlaws.. #JaiKisan #justasking pic.twitter.com/9c3AF1x3AC

— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) November 19, 2021