Boris Johnson confuses farmers’ protest with Indo-Pak dispute, gets mocked online
MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, had asked Johnson to comment on the ongoing protests in India, which have seen tens of thousands of farmers camped in the outskirts of Delhi for over two weeks now. Updated: December 10, 2020 1:43:50 pm
Johnson’s response prompted anger and mirth among people, especially Indians on social media.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday confused the ongoing farmers’ agitation against the agricultural laws in India with the Indian and Pakistan conflict, drawing mockery on social media.
In the House of Commons, during the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) session, MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, asked Johnson to comment on the ongoing protests in India, which have seen tens of thousands of farmers camped in the outskirts of Delhi for over two weeks now.