Farmer in BJP’s pro-agri laws advertisement part of stir at Singhu border
In an embarrassment to BJP’s Punjab unit, a farmer whose photograph was used the party to promote the farms laws in its advertisements was found protesting at Singhu border.
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Farmers during the ongoing protest against the farm laws at Singhu Border in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS)
Express News Service
CHANDIGARH: In an embarrassment to BJP’s Punjab unit, a farmer whose photograph was used the party to promote the farms laws in its advertisements was found protesting at Singhu border.
Farmer in Punjab BJP s pro-farm laws Facebook post found protesting at Singhu border
Farmer in Punjab BJP s pro-farm laws Facebook post found protesting at Singhu border
Closely associated with the ongoing farmers agitation, Harpreet Singh said the BJP s Punjab unit used his pictures from the internet to drum up support for the farm laws on Facebook.
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UPDATED: December 23, 2020 00:39 IST
The photo of Harpreet Singh used in the post which was later taken down from the Facebook page of BJP s Punjab unit (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @harpfarmer)
BJP s Punjab unit was left red-faced after a poster they used on their social media page turned out to be that of a farmer sitting in protest against the Centre s new farm laws. The farmer in question, Harpreet Singh has been closely associated with the ongoing agitation.
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Sanjeev Singh Bariana
Chandigarh, December 22
Harpreet Singh, a farmer whose photograph was used by the Punjab BJP to drum up support in favour of farm laws, has actually been sitting among the protesting farmers on the Singhu border since the first week of December.
The poster that was used on Punjab BJP s Facebook page was removed after uproar.
Harpreet Singh said, “I was amused first, but then got angry. How can they be so insensitive?” He is engaged in media projects displaying the angst of the farmers, their inconvenience and their struggle. Photographs clicked by Harpreet that highlighted the protest have gone viral.