BATHINDA: Farmer neta Jagjit Singh Dallewal Sunday broke his 131-day fast heeding an appeal the previous day from Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and agreed to next round of meetings with Centre on May 4.Calling off his stir at a kisan mahapanchayat (farmers’ meeting), the 70-year-old vowed to resume the “morcha (fight)” for farmers’…
BATHINDA: Despite assurances from Punjab ministers that there were no plans to disrupt farm leaders or the two protest sites, Mohali Police detained several farmer leaders as they began their return journey from Chandigarh. Among those detained were fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leader Sarvan Singh Pandher. The farmers were…
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal NEW DELHI: Punjab farmer-activist Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a fast-unto-death since months at the Khanauri border point to press the Centre to accept the agitating farmers’ demands, arrived in ambulance for meeting with Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for the seventh round of talks. In the…
Potti Sriramulu and Jagjit Singh Dallewal (R) NEW DELHI: Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike since November 26 of last year, is not the first to resort to such an extreme form of protest. Sikh leaders in post-Independence India have a long history of undertaking prolonged fasts for various…
NEW DELHI: A group of 121 farmers, who had been on an indefinite hunger strike at the Khanauri protest site in support of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, ended their fast-onto-death on Sunday after he accepted medical assistance. The farmers ended their fast by sipping juice in the presence of deputy inspector general of police…
BATHINDA: A group of 111 farmers dressed in black clothes will go on a fast-unto-death from Wednesday in solidarity with farmer neta Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose hunger strike entered its 50thday on Tuesday. Protesters from Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha plan to start the fast at 2 pm near the police barricade…
NEW DELHI: Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fasting for 48 days, wrote a letter to various religious leaders, requesting them to ask the Central government to fulfil farmers’ demands, legal guarantee to minimum support price for crops. Since November 26 last year, Dallewal, who serves as the convener of the Samyukta Kisan…
NEW DELHI: In contempt proceedings, SC generally acts tough but on Monday was “hoping and praying” for resolution of the stalemate over hospitalisation of farmer Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death in support of protesting farmers’ demand for legal guarantee of MSP.Punjab govt, whose chief secretary and DGP are facing contempt petition for…
NEW DELHI: Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on the 41st day of a hunger strike demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP) and other farmer-related issues, is facing severe health complications. Doctors and leaders from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) revealed on Sunday that Dallewal is “not able to speak”…
Bathinda/Hisar: Farmer union representative Jagjit Singh Dallewal, on 40th day of his indefinite fast, called for a nationwide mobilisation of farmers to ensure their demands, including legal right of minimum support price (MSP) on crops as per C2+50% formula, are met.Addressing a kisan mahapanchayat at Khanauri on Punjab-Haryana border, Dallewal said it was not his…