INC leader & singer Sidhu Moosewala'a last song "SYL" hits 16mn views in 20hrs. The lyrics & visuals are about disputed SYL Canal which dangerously provokes violence, glorifies terror!sm, & fuels the fire of 'self-sovereignty' in an already struggling nation with anarchism.
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The lyrics are "until you satisfy our sovereignty, forget about water, we won't spare a drop of water (of rivers of Punjab)".
Note that the Sutlej Yamuna Link project offers Ravi & Beas water sharing between PUN & HAR, which was inaugurated by Late PM Indira Gandhi in 1982.
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The project has bloodied history of protests & k!ll!ngs in 80's, the peak of KhaI!stan & Bhindrenwala. The song warned "If govt won't back off, Jathana will come again", referring Babbar KhaIsa terr0r!st Balwinder Jathana who killed 2 SYL engineers in Chandigarh in 1990.
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Jathana, Lf Gen of trr outfit of Malwa region had reward of 16Lac on his head was hailed as a "hero" of the community. He was encountered by cops in 1991, same year 4 of his family members & compliance were burnt alive allegedly by cops with help of a neo-Nihang Poohla.
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Song took a jibe at AAP ("Topi" shouldn't mess with "Turban") but aimed at the govt referring to that time of INC. Note that Akali leader Longowal who signed Peace Accord (including SYL) with Rajeev Gandhi was assass!nated by Kh terr0r!st Gian Singh Leel within a month.
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