Logjam continues as 111 farmers be a part of Dallewal on fast-unto-death
Requested about holding talks with the protesting farmers to finish the logjam, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan lately mentioned the federal government would act in accordance with the Supreme Court docket’s directions.
Docs attending to Dallewal have already mentioned his well being is “deteriorating” on daily basis. His ketone degree is on the upper aspect and muscle mass has decreased, they’ve mentioned. The farmers earlier mentioned Dallewal had not been consuming something since 26 November final yr, and was simply surviving on water.
On 20 December 2024, the apex courtroom put the onus on Punjab authorities officers and docs to resolve on Dallewal’s hospitalisation.
Dallewal’s fast-unto-death is among the many longest in Unbiased India’s historical past. The primary notable fast-unto-death in Unbiased India was Potti Sriramulu’s in 1952. His demise following 58 days of fasting sparked violent protests and led to the creation of Andhra Pradesh in 1953.
In 1969, Sikh chief Darshan Singh Pheruman died after fasting for 74 days over the inclusion of Punjabi-speaking areas, together with Chandigarh, in Punjab. In November 2000, activist Irom Sharmila started an indefinite starvation strike in opposition to the killing of 10 civilians allegedly by the Assam Rifles in Manipur. She later added the removing of Armed Forces Particular Powers Act (AFSPA) to her calls for.
In 2006, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee sat on starvation strike in opposition to alleged forcible land acquisition by the Left Entrance authorities in West Bengal for the Tata Nano manufacturing facility. She referred to as off her strike after 25 days.
In 2011, activist Anna Hazare sat on a starvation strike in search of a Lokpal. The UPA authorities accepted his calls for lower than 4 days into his indefinite quick. Extra lately, activist Manoj Jarange-Patil led a sequence of fasts for Maratha reservation in Maharashtra.
In October, local weather activist Sonam Wangchuk held a 21-day starvation strike to demand Constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory of Ladakh, and the safety of its ecologically fragile ecosystem from industrial and mining lobbies.
