Published 16:59 IST, January 26th 2021
Kangana Ranaut condemns violence at farmers' protests on R-Day: 'Whole world laughing'
Violence at Farmers' protest: Kangana Ranaut writes, "You need to explain this Diljit Dosanjh and Priyanka Chopra. Whole world is laughing at us today."
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Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday took to her Twitter handle to express shock over violence that broke out at farmers' tractor rally. Shocking and shameful visuals of farmers forcefully breaking barrices, vandalising buses, heckling police personnel, and cemented barriers with ir tractors were witnessed on January 26, 2021 — also India's Republic Day.
In a 2 minute video, Kangana said, "Sick and tired of riots and blood bath almost every month , Delhi, Bangalore and w again Delhi." She also took a fresh jibe at Priyanka Chopra and Diljit Dosanjh for supporting farmers' protest. She wrote, "You need to explain this @diljitdosanjh @priyankachopra. Whole world is laughing at us today, yahi chahiye tha na tum logon ko!!!! Congratulations," and ded an applause emoji.
Kangana also highlighted that she lost brand contracts after her tweets on farmers' protest. "Six brands cancelled contracts with me some were alrey signed some were closing n said I called Farmer terrorists so y can’t have me as an ambassor. Today I want to say each and every Indian who is supporting se riots is also a terrorist including anti national brands," she wrote in a tweet.
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Reacting to a violent im from tractor rally in Delhi (which is w deleted), Kangana wrote, "This will be im that entire world will flash, embarrass each Indian and make us all look like gawar slaves, our foreign investors, ecomy, im everything will take huge beating ... we take one step forward y drag us 100 steps down. y won again... s #RepublicDay"
Earlier today, a clash broke out between police and protesting farmers after latter reached ITO and tried to push towards Lutyen's Delhi, prompting force to resort to lathi-charge and use tear gas shells against m. farmers who began ir march from different border points, much before time permitted to m for ir tractor rally, reached ITO in Central Delhi despite force denying m permission for it.
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talks between Centre and farmers over three farm laws have been inconclusive even after 11 round of talks. While farmers' union refused Centre's proposal for suspending implementation of aforesaid legislation for one and a half years and said that y want repeal of laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar categorically said that Union government is rey for ar meeting only if farmers want to discuss this proposal.
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16:59 IST, January 26th 2021