After Bollywood stars, Indian captain Virat Kohli tweets on farmers’ protest; here’s what he said
New Delhi: Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday for the first time reacted to the farmers’ protests in India. He said farmers are an integral part of the country and an “amicable solution” will be found to their problems.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, Kohli urged people to stay united in the “hour of disagreements”.
“Let us all stay united in this hour of disagreements. Farmers are an integral part of our country and I'm sure an amicable solution will be found between all parties to bring about peace and move forward together” Kohli wrote in the tweet which he concluded with the hashtag #IndiaTogether.
Kohli’s reaction comes hours after Bollywood stars made similar tweets while reacting to international figures’ tweets in support of farmers’ protests including Rihanna, Greta Thunberg, and others.
Let us all stay united in this hour of disagreements. Farmers are an integral part of our country and I'm sure an amicable solution will be found between all parties to bring about peace and move forward together. #IndiaTogether
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 3, 2021
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3.7 magnitude tremor hits Kutch in Gujarat; no casualty
Ahmedabad (PTI): A tremor of 3.7 magnitude jolted Gujarat's Kutch district on Monday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.
There was no report of any casualty or damage to property, the district administration said.
The tremor was recorded at 10.44 am with its epicentre 76 kilometres north-north east of Lakhpat, the Gandhinagar-based ISR said.
This is the second seismic activity of more than 3 magnitude this month in the district.
On December 7, a tremor of 3.2 magnitude was recorded in the district, according to the ISR.
Last month, Kutch recorded an earthquake of 4 magnitude on November 18.
Earlier, on November 15, Patan in north Gujarat was jolted by an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude, as per the ISR data.
Gujarat is a high earthquake-risk area.
It suffered nine major earthquakes in the past 200 years, according to data of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA).
The earthquake in Kutch on January 26, 2001 was the third largest and second most destructive in India over the last two centuries, according to the GSDMA.
A large number of towns and villages in the district had suffered almost complete destruction in the earthquake, which killed nearly 13,800 persons and left 1.67 lakh others injured.
