SYL

2022 - 6 - 24

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Sidhu Moose Wala's SYL strikes chord, calls to protect Punjab's river ... (Hindustan Times)

With more than 18.5 million views in 24 hours, slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala's song SYL, which that talks about deep-rooted controversial issues of ...

In a major bust, the Jalandhar rural police on Friday claimed to have unearthed an extortion and arms smuggling racket with the arrest of 13 shooters and six other men owing allegiance to the Palwinder Singh Pinda gang. According to his family, Moose Wala had completed the audio recording of SYL and the video shoot conceptualisation was in progress when he was killed. According to EoU officials, the accused, identified as Shakti Kumar, was the centre superintendent of Ram Sharan Singh Evening College, Gaya. The song also ends on more controversial note with the extracts of a statement given by governor Satya Pal Malik. “Indira Gandhi knew that she would be killed and she was killed. In response to the nationwide call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, farmers owing allegiance to various organisations in Punjab on Friday staged protests against the Union Government's Agnipath recruitment scheme for the armed forces. Visuals of Sikh radicals with weapons in 1984 and pictures of Harjinder Singh Jinda and Sukhdev Singh Sukha, who had assassinated General Vaidya to avenge Operation Bluestar, are also featured. Moose Wala starts the song by demanding Chandigarh, Himachal, Haryana and way to sovereignty. Their action halted the construction of the canal and it has still not resumed. After Moose Wala’s murder, now his father would be taking the final call on his pending and unreleased works. The song ends with the message: “Each one of you is the last hope for protecting Punjab’s river waters to prevent the state from turning into a desert.” The SYL song’s release came a day after it was leaked on social media. The song, which was released from Moose Wala’s official YouTube account at 6pm on Thursday, has got 2.5 million (25 lakh) likes on the online video sharing website.

Sidhu Moosewala's First Song After Death Stirs Contentious 'SYL ... (Outlook India)

Staying true to his penchant for speaking about social issues, Moosewala's new song talks about the SYL water dispute, undivided Punjab, 1984 Sikh riots, ...

Before the formation of Haryana, the Central government measured the water flowing capacity of Ravi and Beas in 1955, and it was concluded that both rivers have 15.85 million acres feet (MAF) of water flowing through them each year. It was also noted that while the canal's portion had been completed in Haryana, the portion in Punjab wasn't and urged that it be completed expeditiously. As on August, 20,1985, Sant Harchand Singh Langowal, then chief of Akali Dal was shot dead by the militants as he signed the accords. In 1985, the Akali Dal party came into power and they signed an accord with then PM Rajiv Gandhi. The accord was signed after Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal headed by Supreme Court judge V Balakrishna reassessed water availability and increased the shares of both Punjab and Haryana, allocating them 5 MAF and 3.83 MAF respectively. In this situation, the Punjab government argues that they are in no state to share water. Due to continuous opposition, the case for the construction of this canal is with Supreme Court. Through this song, he speaks about one of the key issues that continue to act as a bone of contention in the state - the water sharing issue with nearby states like Haryana. The SYL Canal: On April 8, 1982, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi formally launched the construction of the canal at Kapoori village of Patiala. The Akali Dal party launched an agitation in the form of Kapoori Morcha against the construction of the canal. It is time you give freedom to Sikh political prisoners...until then we will not give you a drop of water). The song starts with the recent statement of Aam Adami Party’s Shushil Gupta, “Now we have a government in Punjab. In 2024, AAP will form the government in Haryana too. The song's lyrics that speak about the SYL Canal have already gone viral and within 30 minutes of its release, it became the top trending song on YouTube music with a million hits. They will have to adopt measures to save water in agriculture like diversification, reducing paddy, adopting DSR techniques.

Moosewala's new song SYL touches raw nerve, registers 10 lakh ... (The Indian Express)

Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead at Jawahar Ke village of Mansa district on May 29. He left behind a few recorded songs, including SYL which was set to be ...

Vegetation has come up at the site of the SYL canal over the last 32 years which is mentioned in the song. A stretch of 214 km was to be constructed, out of which 122 km was in Punjab and 92 km was in Haryana. But the Shiromani Akali Dal launched an agitation in the form of Kapoori Morcha against the construction of the canal. The Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal has remained at the centre of Punjab trouble in the last half century and the issue is still nor resolved. On April 8, 1982, the then prime minister Indira Gandhi started the construction of the SYL canal with a groundbreaking ceremony at Kapoori village in Patiala district. He was very excited about the song and was regularly discussing with me how to shoot video of the song. The song ends with the controversial statement of Governor Satya Pal Malik. While hinting at the possibility of drastic consequences for not revoking farm laws, Malik had said, “Indira Gandhi knew that she would be killed and she was killed. “He wanted to release the song on the eve of June 6 (Operation Blue Star anniversary) as the song is related to the last 70-year history of Punjab and Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal. He was planning to shoot video for the song along with his friend and video producer Stalinveer. He told me that what he has to say he would say, irrespective of the party he was in. “But Moosewala told me that he was like that only and it is not his habit to get pressured. I had warned him that the song may put him in trouble,” said Randeep. He left behind a few recorded songs, including SYL which was set to be released before the Operation Blue Star anniversary.

From remembering Babbar Khalsa terrorist Jattana to demanding ... (OpIndia)

In the text on-screen during the song, Sidhu Moosewala goes on to call SYL canal the causative agent of the Congress-led pogrom of Sikhs in Delhi in 1984.

Following the murders, the construction on SYL stopped as the terrorised engineers refused to continue working on it. Further, in the very next line, Moosewala says that after ‘returning’ Haryana and Himachal Pradesh to Punjab, complete sovereignty should be provided to Punjab else they will not give any water to anyone. Khalistani sympathiser and Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead near his village in Mansa on the 29th of May 2022.

Sidhu Moosewala's new song 'SYL' gets 1 mn views in 30 minutes (The Tribune)

Slain singer Sidhu Moosewala's new song titled “SYL” hit one million views on YouTube in just 30 minutes after its release this evening.

The song This is the first song released after his death. It was released on the official YouTube channel of the slain singer.

Twitter Hails Sidhu Moose Wala's First Posthumous Song 'SYL' (The Quint)

Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala passed away on 29 May, 2022 after being shot. His demise came as a shock to many fans and people from the industry who ...

The release of 'SYL' has affirmed this even further, and here are some reactions from Twitter: Because the truth is worth it.) His demise came as a shock to many fans and people from the industry who expressed their grief on social media.