India's farmers' protest reverberates in the UK Parliament

A Parliament is discussing farmers' protest and it’s not in India.

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00:00Yesterday, a protester was killed during a reported standoff with the police,

00:05wherein the cause of death was, and I quote,

00:08a bullet wound to the head.

00:10The Punjab health minister confirmed that a second boy

00:13had also sustained a bullet wound,

00:17but luckily he has survived,

00:21with another 13 being treated for injuries in hospitals.

00:26And today, the BBC have reported that ex-Twitter admitted to being

00:32compelled against their wishes to take down legitimate posts and accounts of activists.

01:26I'm going to speak of many of my Slough constituents,

01:34including members of the Sikh community and local Gurdwaras,

01:37have written to me regarding their serious concerns about the safety of protesting farmers

01:42in their attempt to march towards the Indian capital, New Delhi.

01:46Yesterday, a protester was killed during a reported standoff with the police,

01:52wherein the cause of death was, and I quote,

01:54a bullet wound to the head.

01:57The Punjab health minister confirmed that a second boy

02:00had also sustained a bullet wound,

02:03but luckily he has survived,

02:08with another 13 being treated for injuries in hospitals.

02:13And today, the BBC have reported that ex-Twitter admitted to being

02:19compelled against their wishes to take down legitimate posts and accounts

02:24of activists.

02:24So does the leader of the house agree with me that freedom of expression

02:30and the safety of protesters and their human rights must be protected?

02:35And what representations has the government made to its Indian counterparts to that effect?

02:40Well, thank the honourable gentleman for raising this very serious situation.

02:45Of course, the government does support

02:49the right to protest and to be able to do so in safety.

02:54I shall make sure that the foreign office have heard his concerns

02:59and ask the relevant minister to get in touch with his office.