Ludhiana: As part of the ongoing protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, along with appealing to the people of Punjab to participate in the protest on Tuesday, also called for ‘rail roko’ in Punjab for three hours from 12 noon on Wednesday.
“Tomorrow we will conduct Rail Roko in Punjab; I urge everyone to stop railways from 12 to 3 PM,” Mr. Pandher told the media. Further appealing to everyone to support farmers’ protests, he said, “Support farmers’ protests more and more…. The Punjabis need to fight as one.”
He accused the central government of not resolving the issue. All unions are trying to protest in a uniform manner. Our protest is not against the state government,” the farmer leader added.
Mr. Pandher stated that Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s health is critical when he was questioned about his hunger strike. “Dallewal’s condition is critical; if anything happens, then the central government will be responsible for it,” Mr. Pandher cautioned.
The ongoing farmer protests are reportedly in their 309th day. “There is pressure from 140 crore Indians, 3 crore Punjabis, and 2.5 crore Haryanvis on the Modi government… We have 12 demands,” he stated. “The singer of Punjab made this issue a people’s movement,” he added.
Meanwhile, New Delhi [India], December 17: In order to address the ongoing hunger strike by farmer activist Jagjit Singh Dallewal, which has now entered its 21st day, Congress MP Manickam Tagore took an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday morning. “Mr. Dallewal, the president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur), is in critical condition, with medical experts advising immediate hospitalization due to his deteriorating health. Despite this he has refused medical intervention, insisting on continuing his hunger strike for the cause of farmers,” the Lok Sabha MP said in his notice.
He also called on the central government to act “immediately” and hold a “meaningful” discussion with the farmers’ representatives.
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