By ANI
NEW DELHI: After American pop star Rihanna’s current tweet surrounding the farmers’ protest in India, singer-songwriter Jay Sean has expressed his assist for farmers, who’ve been protesting towards the Centre’s new agri legal guidelines.
The 39-year-old singer shared a photograph from the farmers’ protest on Instagram and referred to as it “one of the largest protests ever in history”.
“It’s one of the largest protests EVER IN HISTORY, and hardly any mainstream coverage. I live in the US and I’ve barely seen it on the news or mainstream media. I don’t know what needs to be done to raise more awareness and have more eyes on this but I’ve seen videos that are far too graphic and heartbreaking to post,” the ‘Eyes on You’ hitmaker wrote.
“People that are old enough to be my grandparents being trampled over with no remorse or regard. Pls go to my story where I will post a petition link and something actionable. #istandwithfarmers #farmersprotest,” he added.
This publish comes after Rihanna prolonged assist to farmers protesting on the borders of India’s capital towards the three agriculture legal guidelines launched by the Central authorities. Apart from Rihanna, a number of different worldwide celebrities comparable to Amanda Cerny, Lilly Singh, Greta Thunberg got here out in assist of the farmers.
Rihanna had shared a information report on Tuesday that talked about the web shut down in elements of India and tweeted, “why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest.”
Reacting to Rihanna’s viral tweet, Lilly Singh wrote, “Yes! Thank you so much @rihanna. This is a humanity issue! #IStandWithFarmers and this narrative is TIRED.”
Yes! Thank you a lot @rihanna. This is a humanity challenge! #IStandWithFarmers and this narrative is TIRED. https://t.co/H0h5EM7mNW
— Lilly // #LateWithLilly (@Lilly) February 2, 2021
Amanda Cerny posted a photograph of ladies farmers on Instagram and within the caption, she wrote, “The world is watching. You don’t have to be Indian or Punjabi or South Asian to understand the issue. All you have to do is care about humanity. Always demand freedom of speech, freedom of press, basic human and civil rights-equity and dignity for workers. #FarmersProtest #internetshutdown”
Teenage local weather activist Greta Thunberg had additionally prolonged her assist to the farmers, saying that she stands in solidarity with the farmers. “We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India,” Thunberg wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
Several different celebrities together with Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh, have additionally spoken in assist of the farmers.
On the opposite hand, actor Kangana Ranaut, who had supported farm legal guidelines referred to as Rihanna a “fool” and stated that the protestors weren’t farmers however “terrorists who are trying to divide India”.
“No one is talking about it because they are not farmers they are terrorists who are trying to divide India, so that China can take over our vulnerable broken nation and make it a Chinese colony much like the USA… Sit down you fool, we are not selling our nation like you dummies,” Kangana tweeted on Tuesday.
No one is speaking about it as a result of they aren’t farmers they’re terrorists who’re attempting to divide India, in order that China can take over our susceptible damaged nation and make it a Chinese colony very similar to USA…Sit down you idiot, we aren’t promoting our nation such as you dummies. https://t.co/OIAD5Pa61a
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaStaff) February 2, 2021
Farmers have been protesting on the totally different borders of the nationwide capital since November 26 final 12 months towards the three newly enacted farm legal guidelines: Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
