Farmers' Protest: ‘Human rights must be protected’, says UK MP Tanmanjeet Singh on Shubkaran's death

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Delhi Chalo march. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, a Sikh Member of Parliament from Britain said the ‘freedom of expression’ of farmers must be protected. Addressing the Parliament, the Dhesi MP said, “Many of my Slough constituents, including members of the Sikh community and Gurdwaras have written to me regarding their serious concerns about the safety of protesting farmers in their attempt to march towards New Delhi." “Yesterday, a protestor was killed during a reported standoff with the police wherein, the cause of death was, and I quote: "a bullet wound to the head"," Singh told the House.

“The Punjab Health Minister confirmed that a second boy had also sustained a bullet wound. But luckily, he had survived with another 13 being treated for injuries in hospitals," he stated. He further mentioned the Indian government's orders to suspend accounts and posts on X (formerly Twitter) linked to farmers' protest.

“And today, the BBC has reported that X admitted to being compelled against their wishes to take down legitimate posts and accounts of activists. So, does the leader of the House agree with me that the freedom of expression and the safety of protestors and their human rights must be protected." “And what representations has the government made to its Indian counterparts to that effect?" the UK MP asked. The remarks came after a 21-year-old farmer died on Wednesday after protestors relaunched their 'Delhi Chalo' march as they disagreed with the Centre's proposals on a five-year plan for minimum support price (MSP).