Punjab farmer chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal calls off indefinite starvation strike
Apr 06, 2025 05:08 PM IST
Farmer chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal started an indefinite starvation strike on November 26 final yr to press the Centre to just accept the farmers’ calls for.
Punjab farmer chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal ended his indefinite starvation strike on Sunday, which he had launched in November final yr to press for key farmer calls for, together with a authorized assure on the minimal help value (MSP) for crops.
He made the announcement at a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ held in Sirhind, positioned in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district.
“You (farmers) all have requested me to finish the quick unto demise. I’m indebted to you for taking good care of the agitation. I respect your sentiments. I settle for your order,” Dallewal mentioned whereas addressing the gathering.
His choice got here a day after union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu urged him to name off the quick.
What occurred after Dallewal began his starvation strike?
Jagjit Singh Dallewal, a senior chief of the joint discussion board comprising Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), started an indefinite starvation strike on November 26 final yr to press the Centre to just accept the farmers’ calls for. Though he started taking medical help after talks have been initiated in January, he had continued his quick till now.
Union minister of state for railways and meals processing, Ravneet Singh Bittu, made an attraction to Dallewal on Saturday to finish his starvation strike and be part of talks with the Centre. In a video message, Bittu mentioned, “Your well being is extra necessary, and your life is treasured for the individuals of Punjab as your management would at all times be wanted for the wrestle of farmers and farm labourers.”
He added that BJP ministers and senior leaders had inquired about Dallewal’s well being in the course of the Lok Sabha session and prolonged their needs for his well-being. “I’m making this attraction on behalf of the central authorities and the individuals of Punjab,” Bittu mentioned.
Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan additionally urged farmer leaders to take part within the upcoming dialogue on Might 4.
“The continuing strategy of talks between the representatives of the Authorities of India and the representatives of farmers’ organizations concerning their calls for is continuous. Farmer chief Shri Jagjit Singh Dallewal has now returned from the hospital, and we want him a speedy restoration. We additionally request them to finish their quick, and we are going to meet with the representatives of farmers’ organizations for talks on 4th Might at 11 am as per the already determined date,” he mentioned.
(With ANI, PTI inputs)
