India equipped to resolve crisis amicably: Lata Mangeshkar on farmers' protests

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar on Wednesday joined Indian personalities including cricketer Sachin Tendulkar actors Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn in expressing support for the governments stand on the ongoing farmers protests saying that the country is capable of solving problems amicably Mangeshkars statement came after the Ministry of External Affairs reacted sharply to comments by international pop star Rihanna teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and others on farmers protestsIndiaTogether IndiaAgainstPropaganda pictwittercomJpUKyoB4vnmdash Lata Mangeshkar mangeshkarlata February 3 2021The temptation of sensationalist social media hashtags and commentsiquest is neither accurate nor responsible the Ministry of External Affairs said as the international spotlight swivelled to the twomonth protest to demand a rollback of three new agri laws and a host of stars including singer Jay Sean and actor John Cusack turned their attention to itThe 91yearold singer took to Twitter and shared a note with the hashtag IndiaTogether and IndiaAgainstPropaganda Indian cricket skipper Virat Kohli and vicecaptain Ajinkya Rahane also made similar appeals using the hashtag IndiaTogetherLet us all stay united in this hour of disagreements Farmers are an integral part of our country and Im sure an amicable solution will be found between all parties to bring about peace and move forward together IndiaTogethermdash Virat Kohli imVkohli February 3 2021Therersquos no issue that cannot be resolved if we stand together as one Letrsquos remain united and work towards resolving our internal issues IndiaTogethermdash Ajinkya Rahane ajinkyarahane88 February 3 2021Earlier in the day several Bollywood stars joined top central ministers to criticise the halftruths of international forces The tweets advised people to focus on the governments efforts to resolve the farmer crisis sharing the MEA statement that some vested interest groups were trying to enforce their agenda on the protests and that a very small section of farmers in parts of the country has some reservations about the farm reforms which were passed by Parliament after full debate and discussionBefore rushing to comment on such matters we would urge that the facts be ascertained and a proper understanding of the issues at hand be undertaken it said Kumar was among the first to share the MEA statement saying efforts by the government to solve the issue are evident Devgn actor Kangana Ranaut Suniel Shetty and filmmaker Karan Johar were among those who urged people to be wary of false propagandaThousands of farmers mainly from Punjab and Haryana have been camping at several Delhi border points since November last year demanding the government to repeal the three farm laws and legal guarantee of minimum support price MSP for their crops The protest sites have been turned into fortresses with police putting up multilayer barricades and concertina wires to stop the movement of vehicles The strengthened security measures at the agitation sites across the Delhi borders come after the violence during the Republic Day tractor paradeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever