Daler Mehndi gets emotional while talking about the recent Pulwama terror attack, which claimed the lives of 44 CRPF jawans
Faguni Verma (BOMBAY TIMES; February 25, 2019)

After actors showing solidarity with Pulwama martyrs, singer Daler Mehndi is also urging the music and film fraternity to contribute towards the security of our soldiers. “Be it Bollywood or the South film industry, I want all of us to come together through our profession, and present the security forces with bulletproof jackets and vehicles, and jammers so that they are safer,” said Daler in Chandigarh. He added, “God forbid, if any tragedy strikes in the future, at least the impact will be lessened due to better equipment. Not just the soldiers, these should be provided to every police personnel, besides other security forces manning the country’s safety.”

Daler says that he is taking this task seriously and intends raising funds for the same. Speaking about his contribution, he added, “I will do anything to collect the funds for this task. Even if I have to do 100 shows throughout the year, where they don’t pay me, the money collected should be used to buy bulletproof jackets and vehicles along with jammers, and distributed by us.”

Saddened by the martyrdom of the jawans, Daler said, “I get deeply distressed by the news of someone’s brother, father or son getting killed in such devious attacks. If I try to sing about the emotions that well up within me during such incidents, I will fail. My heart goes out to the families, who are suffering the loss. I might end up crying if I speak more on them.”