Ahead of the crucial discussions with the farmers' organisation in Chandigarh, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan took a moment to personally reach out to farmer leader Jagjit Dallewal and inquired about his well-being.
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson A N S Prasad honoured the legacy of farmer leader C Narayanasamy Naidu on Thursday, urging Chief Minister M K Stalin to go beyond "ceremonial gestures" and organise a year-long celebration in honour of the leader's centenary.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought from the Punjab government complete comparative medical reports of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on an indefinite fast, to obtain an opinion from the medical board of AIIMS.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the deteriorating health condition of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewall, who has been on a fast unto death since November 26 at the Khanauri border in Punjab.
"Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been on a hunger strike for 45 days. His condition is continuously deteriorating. But the BJP government is not ready to take care of him. This stubbornness took the lives of 750 farmers in the farmers' movement. Why so much cruelty towards farmers
In response to the deteriorating health condition of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh expressed concern on Tuesday, stating that the state government is worried about his health and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak to farmer leader Dallewal.
Dallewal, the convener of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) has been on a fast-unto-death at the Khanouri border to press the Centre to accept the farmers' demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
Advocate General further said that efforts for compliance were made by mobilising about 7000 personnel at the protest site at the Khanauri border; however, due to the Punjab Bandh held yesterday by farmers' organisations, there were traffic blockades and hindrances.
Amid the ongoing farmers' protest at Khanauri Kisan Morcha, internal security arrangements have been intensified to protect protesting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, following the Supreme Court's directive for the Punjab government to provide medical aid before December 31.
The Supreme Court on Saturday raised serious concern on some farmer leaders not allowing Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death since November 26, to be shifted to hospital due to his deteriorating health condition.
Abhimanyu Kohar, on the 28th day of Dallewal's hunger strike, criticizes the government's insensitivity to farmers' hardships, pointing out their meager earnings. He praises Dallewal's continued concern for farmers despite his condition and urges for urgent action.