Indian wrestler-turned-mixed martial arts fighter Ritu Phogat Saturday joined the listing of celebrities talking on the continuing farmers protest within the nation saying that ‘farmers deserve the right to farm their land and survive’.
Voicing her assist, Ritu mentioned, “Happy to see so many supporting the #FarmersProtest in New Delhi. These farmers deserve the right to farm their land and survive. Let’s stand with them! #standwithfarmers”
Happy to see so many supporting the #FarmersProtest in New Delhi. These farmers deserve the fitting to farm their land and survive. Let’s stand with them!
#standwithfarmers
— Ritu phogat (@PhogatRitu) February 6, 2021
Her feedback got here after the Ministry of External Affairs reacted sharply to tweets by Rihanna, teen local weather activist Greta Thunberg and others on the protests. Rihanna, who has 100 million followers on Twitter, on Tuesday posted, “Why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest,” linking a CNN report.
why aren’t we speaking about this?! #FarmersProtest https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S
— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 2, 2021
Thousands of farmers have been tenting at a number of Delhi border factors since November final yr, demanding the federal government to repeal the three farm legal guidelines and authorized assure of MSP for his or her crops. Sites of the farmer protest at Delhi’s borders have became fortresses with the police beefing up safety and placing up multi-layer barricades.
Ritu, the third daughter of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, received the gold medal on the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in Singapore within the 48 kg class. The following yr, she received a silver medal on the prestigious World Under-23 Wrestling Championships in Poland, turning into the primary feminine Indian wrestler to take action within the course of.
She was anticipated to characterize India on the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, however she shocked the wrestling world when she introduced that she was switching her focus to combined martial arts as an alternative.
Meanwhile, former and present India cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Anil Kumble, Ravi Shastri, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma together with ace shuttler Saina Nehwal had been criticised for supporting the federal government’s name on standing in opposition to “propaganda” concerning the continuing farmers’ protest.
