Actresses Priyanka Chopra and Sonam Kapoor have come out in support of protesting farmers. “Our farmers are India’s Food Soldiers. Their fears need to be allayed. Their hopes need to be met. As a thriving democracy, we must ensure that this crisis is resolved sooner than later,” Priyanka wrote on Twitter.
Our farmers are India’s Food Soldiers. Their fears need to be allayed. Their hopes need to be met. As a thriving democracy, we must ensure that this crises is resolved sooner than later. https://t.co/PDOD0AIeFv
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) December 6, 2020
Sonam took to Instagram to share a series of pictures from the ongoing farmers’ protest along with a quote by Daniel Webster, “When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.”
Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh who was locked in a war of words on Twitter with Kangana Ranaut recently, expressed his solidarity by joining protesting farmers at the Delhi border on Saturday. 'I have come here not to speak but to listen to you. I compliment you for having created history. We used to hear tales that inspired us and now we have seen history being created yet again,'Diljit said, addressing the farmers.
Actor Riteish Deshmukh also tweeted his support: “If you eat today, thank a farmer. I stand in solidarity with every farmer in our country. #JaiKisaan.”
