Today is the 58th day of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s hunger strike at the Khanauri border of Haryana-Punjab over demands including minimum support price (MSP) on crops. Today, the Supreme Court will hear Dallewal’s health. His medical report will be presented by the Punjab government.
Apart from this, Dallewal will be brought out of the trolley today at the Khanauri border. He will be shifted to a room/trolley built near the stage. Here he will be able to get sunlight easily.
Dallewal said- ‘I did not need treatment. Due to the 121 farmers who were on fast unto death, I put pressure on them and agreed to take treatment. We will win the front not with bread, but with the mercy of Akal Purakh. May Guru Nanak bless me, the body is his, everything will happen with his mercy. It is the feeling of the Sangat, if they take me to the meeting, then I will also go to the meeting.’
Farmers will go on hunger strike in Tamil Nadu today
Programs are also being held in other states in support of the movement. Farmers will observe a symbolic fast for 1 day in Chennai. Yesterday, farmers in Maharashtra held a symbolic hunger strike for 1 day at the district level. A demand letter was sent to the central government through the district officials.
Will take out a tractor march on January 26
The farmers have decided that on January 26, they will take out a tractor march across the country. After this, a decision will be taken regarding the march to Delhi. Whereas, on February 14, the farmers will meet with the central government in Chandigarh.
9 hearings have been held in the Supreme Court in the Dallewal case…
1. 13 December 2024 – Orders for immediate medical help
Dallewal sat on a hunger strike on 26 November 2024. The first hearing regarding this was held in the Supreme Court on 13 December. In this, the Supreme Court asked the Punjab and the Central Government to provide immediate medical help to Dallewal. He should not be forcibly fed anything. His life is more important than the movement. After this, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav and Central Home Director Mayank Mishra reached Khanauri and met Dallewal.
2. 18 December – Dallewal should be admitted to the hospital
In the Supreme Court, the Punjab government said that Dallewal should be admitted to the hospital. On this, the Supreme Court said that emotions are attached to him. The state government should do something. There can be no laxity. You have to handle the situation.
3. 19 December – A 70-year-old man has been hungry for 24 days, who is telling him that he is fine?
The Punjab government claimed that Dallewal’s health is fine. On this, the Supreme Court asked that a 70-year-old man has been on hunger strike for 24 days. Who is the doctor who is telling Dallewal that he is fine without any test? How can you say that Dallewal is fine? When he has not been examined, blood test has not been done, ECG has not been done.
4. 20 December – It is the responsibility of the Punjab government to admit Dallewal to the hospital
The Supreme Court said that Dallewal’s condition is deteriorating every day. Why does the Punjab government not shift him to the hospital? It is their responsibility. If he needs to be admitted to the hospital, then the officials should take a decision.
5. 28 December – Never heard of a movement to prevent someone from being taken to the hospital
This hearing was held on the contempt petition filed for not implementing the Supreme Court’s order of December 20. In this, the court told the Punjab government that first you create a problem, then you say that you can’t do anything. Shift him to the hospital with the help of the Center.
On the protest of the farmers in this, the court said that never heard of a movement to prevent someone from being taken to the hospital. This is like inciting suicide. What kind of farmer leaders are these who want Dallewal to die? Pressure is visible on Dallewal. Those who are opposing his hospitalization are not his well-wishers.
6. 31 December- Punjab government took 3 days time
The Punjab government told the court that Punjab was closed on 30 December. Due to this there was no traffic. Apart from this, if the central government takes the initiative, then Dallewal is ready for talks. After this, the Supreme Court accepted the application of the Punjab government asking for time.
7. 2 January 2025- We did not ask to break the fast
The court said that there is a deliberate attempt to spoil the situation. We never asked to break the fast. The court told the Punjab government that your attitude is not to make a settlement. Some so-called farmer leaders are making irresponsible statements.
In this case, Dallewal’s advocate Guninder Kaur Gill had filed a petition to become a party. On this, Justice Suryakant said, “Please do not think about confrontation, we cannot talk to the farmers directly. We have formed a committee. We will talk to the farmers through the same committee.”
8. 6 January – Farmers ready for meeting
The Punjab government said that the farmers on the agitation have agreed to talk to the High Power Committee. After this, the court fixed the hearing of this case on January 10. However, the hearing could not be held on January 10.
9. 15 January – All reports of Dallewal sought
The Supreme Court sought all the reports of Dallewal’s medical examination so far from the Punjab government. The court will now take the opinion of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
On the 55th day of the hunger strike at Khanauri border, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal was given glucose. Earlier, the Joint Secretary of the Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department had reached the Khanauri border of Punjab and Haryana. He met Dallewal and invited him for a meeting on February 14.
