Tag: Farmers Protest

Veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal ended his 131-day-long hunger strike on Sunday, marking a significant moment in the ongoing farmers’ agitation for a legal guarantee on Minimum Support Price (MSP). The announcement came a day after Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu personally appealed to him to end his fast.

The Centre has scheduled a crucial meeting with the protesting farmers of Punjab on February 14 in Chandigarh, as the ongoing standoff between the farmers and the government continues. This announcement comes after a meeting between Union Agriculture Ministry officials and farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike for over two months.

Farmers in Punjab have launched a three-hour ‘Rail Roko’ protest to demand urgent attention from the Indian government regarding their long-standing demands. The protest, which began at noon on Wednesday, was organized by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the immediate hospitalisation of 70-year-old farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike since November 26 at the Khanauri border between Punjab and Haryana. Concerned about his deteriorating health, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan emphasized that any misfortune would hold the "entire state machinery" accountable.

Farmers have ramped up their protest at the Shambhu border, as they take out tractors for a march following the announcement of a new series of protests in Punjab. The demonstration gained momentum on Sunday when farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher revealed plans for a tractor march outside Punjab on December 16, followed by a ‘Rail Roko’ protest in Punjab on December 18.

After pausing their march on Friday due to resistance and tear gas from security forces, a group of 101 farmers from Punjab is set to resume their procession toward Delhi on Sunday, December 8, under heavy security arrangements at the Shambhu border.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a directive to the Haryana government to remove barricades at the Shambhu border, escalating tensions as protesting farmers gear up for a march to Delhi. The court emphasized that the blockade was causing inconvenience to commuters, prompting the state government to challenge the ruling in the Supreme Court, citing concerns over law and order.