US lawmakers also began to speak out in favor of Indian farmers. Ilhan Omar expressing solidarity with Indian farmers and writing on social media that India must protect its basic democratic rights. Congresswoman Haley Stevens also called on farmers Has expressed serious concerns over the use of
Ilhan Omar shared a video of the peasant protesters from his social media account and wrote that India should protect its basic democratic rights, allow free flow of information, restore access to the internet, and all journalists detained for covering the protests. Have to be released
Solidarity with all the farmers across India protesting for their livelihood.
India must protect their basic democratic rights, allow for the free flow of information, reinstate internet access, and release all the journalists detained for covering the protests. https://t.co/uOvwNkIu5n
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 3, 2021
Another lawmaker, Haley Stevens, said she had strong concerns about the use of force against peaceful peasant protesters
