Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s hunger strike on the Khanauri border of Punjab and Haryana entered the 64th day today (Tuesday) over 13 demands including legal guarantee of MSP of crops. At the same time, today Jagjit Singh Dallewal will give a message to the public from Khanauri border. During this time, the recitation of Shri Akhand Path Sahib will begin, while Bhog will be offered on the 30th.
This is the first time Dallewal will address the media after taking medical facility. It is expected that he can make an announcement regarding the struggle. A team of doctors is constantly monitoring him.
Preparations begin for three Mahapanchayats
The farmers’ movement is going to complete one year on February 13. In such a situation, three Mahapanchayats will be held from 11 to 13 February. A Mahapanchayat will be held on Ratnapura front on February 11. For this, farmers have started campaigning in every village in Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar districts of Rajasthan. For the Kisan Mahapanchayat to be held on 12 February at Data Singh Wala-Khanauri Kisan Morcha, duties have been assigned village-wise by holding a meeting of farmers in Hisar, Haryana.
While on 13 February, Mahapanchayat will be held in Shambhu. On the other hand, a large delegation of farmers from Uttar Pradesh reached Data Singh Wala-Khanauri Kisan Morcha under the leadership of farmer leaders Rajbir Singh, Udham Chaudhary, Jeevan Singh, Ankit Chaudhary, Akshay Tyagi, Kaushal Krantikari to meet Jagjit Singh Dallewal and support him.
A gathering will be held on Shubhkaran’s death anniversary
Last year, young farmer Shubhkaran died after being shot by police during the farmers’ movement. It will be a year on 21 February. During this time also a gathering will be organized by the farmers. Preparations are also going on for this by the farmers. A decision will be taken soon. However, the family members want the gathering in the village.
What has happened in the farmers’ movement so far?
On February 13 last year, farmers started their agitation for 13 demands including MSP of crops. Because at that time Lok Sabha elections were to be held. In such a situation, the central government showed readiness in the beginning. Along with this, senior leaders including the then Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda were sent to Chandigarh.
Along with this, a meeting was held with farmer leaders in Sector-26. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was also present in these meetings. This meeting continued till 2 o’clock in the night, but when the farmers were not heard, they decided to go to Delhi.
But the Haryana government stopped the farmers at the border by putting up barricades. Also argued that the farmers have modified their tractors. If the farmers come forward, the atmosphere of the state will deteriorate. During this, young farmer Shubhkaran Singh died in a clash between the police and farmers at Khanauri border. However, when the farmers stopped there, the connection of Punjab Haryana was cut off from both those routes. Due to this, the businessmen started incurring losses.
The matter reached the Punjab and Haryana High Court. On 10 July, the High Court ordered the Haryana government to open the barricades, then the government went to the Supreme Court. After that the Supreme Court constituted a high power committee in this matter. Then from 26 November, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal started a hunger strike. Also decided not to take any kind of medical facility.
But as soon as the struggle completed 50 days, the central government officials reached Khanauri border. They invited the farmers for a meeting. After this, Dallewal decided to continue the hunger strike and take medical facility. Also, on 26 January, a tractor march was taken out across the country.
