Tag: Hunger Strike

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.

Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) in Kerala have intensified their protest for better pay and retirement benefits by launching an indefinite hunger strike from March 20, following unsuccessful negotiations with the state government.

The Supreme Court on Saturday issued a directive to the Punjab government, setting a December 31 deadline to persuade farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal to end his indefinite hunger strike and seek medical attention. Dallewal has been fasting at the Khanauri border since November 26, demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP) for crops and other farmer-related issues.

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.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi's health took a critical turn as she was admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to very low blood sugar levels during the early hours of Tuesday. The incident occurred on the fifth day of her indefinite hunger strike, which she initiated amidst the Delhi water crisis.

Delhi Water Minister Atishi commenced an indefinite hunger strike in Bhogal, south Delhi, today, urging the Haryana government to release more water to the national capital amidst an ongoing intense heatwave. She was joined by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal, AAP MP Sanjay Singh, and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj as she began her protest.

Amidst the passing of the Maratha Reservation Bill in the Maharashtra Assembly, prominent activist Manoj Jarange Patil remains resolute in his hunger strike, underscoring concerns over the allocation of reservation within the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.