Episode no.68
This interview with Punjabi singer Rupinder Handa was published on 24 August 2022. After the murder of late Sidhu Moosewala, she had demanded justice by sharing posts on her social media. After which many more people posted on their social media accounts for justice. Rupinder Handa said that when she went to Sidhu Moosewala’s house to meet his parents, she was very disappointed to see their loneliness. After which she was very restless and wants the entire industry and all Punjabis to join together and be a part of the campaign to get justice for Sidhu Moosewala’s parents. She said that Sidhu Moosewala’s popularity had become his enemy and the politics of Punjabi industry is more dirty than external politics. She said that when someone in this industry has a grudge against someone, IT cells are brought in to defame his character. Rupinder Handa said that Sidhu had also suffered exactly the same thing as her and they both had a lot of similarities such as mindset. She said that once he had supported me, today it is my duty. She also said that no one is loyal to anyone in Mohali or in the industry. Talking about herself, she said that from 5th to graduation, she learnt music from her Guruji in Sarsa and also did Master degree and M. phil from Panjab University. Finally, she requested the youth of Punjab to give up drugs and stay away from gang culture and pay attention to their parents. He also appealed to the Punjab government to give justice to Sidhu Moosewala’s parents.
~kulwinder kaur bajwa