Health department team examining farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on death row at Khanauri border.
The case of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fighting on the Khanauri border of Haryana-Punjab for 46 days, will be heard in the Supreme Court today. Along with this, the court will also hear the petition filed against opening of Shambhu border. In the last hearing on January 6, the Punjab government
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At the same time, during the Mahapanchayat in Moga, Punjab on Thursday, the United Kisan Morcha (SKM) had supported the movement. Regarding this, today (Friday) a 6-member committee of farmer leaders will come to Khanauri border with 101 farmers. Here consent for support will be taken from leaders Sarwan Pandher and Dallewal who are running the movement on behalf of SKM.
Apart from this, SKM will burn effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi across the country today in protest against the central government. Let us tell you that farmers have been agitating for the last 11 months for 13 demands including guarantee of MSP on crops.
High Power Committee meeting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal. – file photo
Dallewal’s tests were done on Thursday, report will come today The health of Dallewal, who is on hunger strike, remains critical. He is having difficulty speaking. Apart from not taking treatment, he has also refused to get massage. However, the board of doctors constituted at Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, reached Khanauri on Thursday and conducted ultrasound and other tests on Dallewal. His report will come today Friday.
Earlier on Thursday, former Karnataka State Agricultural Price Commission Chairman Prakash Kamareddy, Karnataka MLA BR Patil and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union President Dhananjay Kumar Khanauri reached the front. He inquired about the condition of Dallewal.
On Thursday itself, farmer Resham Singh, hurt by the central government not listening to the farmers, committed suicide at the Shambhu border. At the same time, farmer Gurdiyal Singh got burnt while lighting fire in a local geyser while heating water at Khanauri border. He has been admitted to the hospital.
Farmer Resham Singh died in Rajindra Hospital, Patiala and the doctor wiped the legs of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal.
What happened in the 8 hearings of Dallewal case in the Supreme Court…
1. December 13- Provide immediate medical help Dallewal was sitting on a fast on 26 November. On December 13, a hearing regarding the fast unto death was held in the Supreme Court. In this, the Supreme Court asked the Punjab and Central Government to provide immediate medical help to Dallewal. They should not be force fed anything. His life is more important than the movement. After this, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav and Central Home Director Mayank Mishra reached Khanauri and met Dallewal.
2. 18 December- Punjab government should do something The Punjab government said in the Supreme Court that Dallewal should be admitted to the hospital. On this the Supreme Court said that there are sentiments attached to them. The state should do something. Laxity cannot be tolerated. You have to handle the situation.
3. December 19- Who can tell if a 70 year old man is okay without a test? remained The Punjab government claimed that Dallewal’s health was fine. On this the Supreme Court asked that the 70 year old man is on hunger strike for 24 days. Who is the doctor who is telling Dallewal to be right without any test? How can you say Dallewal is okay? When he was not examined, blood test was not done, ECG was not done.
4. December 20- Officials take decision on hospitalization The Supreme Court said that Dallewal’s condition is worsening every day. Why doesn’t the Punjab government make him shift in the hospital? This is their responsibility. The authorities will take a decision if he needs to be admitted to hospital.
Dallewal had become unconscious two days ago. After this the team of doctors rubbed his hands and feet. They were constantly monitoring his blood pressure.
5. December 28- Shift to hospital with the help of the Centre. This hearing took place on a contempt petition filed for non-implementation of the Supreme Court’s December 20 order. In this, the court told the Punjab government that first you create the problem, then you say that you cannot do anything. Shift them to the hospital with the help of the centre.
In this, on the protest of the farmers, the court said that it has never heard of any movement to stop anyone from being taken to the hospital. This is like incitement to suicide. What kind of farmer leaders are they who want Dallewal to die? Pressure is visible on Dallewal. Those who are opposing his hospitalization are not his well-wishers.
6. On December 31, Punjab government took 3 days extension The Punjab government told the court that Punjab was closed on December 30, due to which traffic did not move. Apart from this, if the central government takes initiative then Dallewal is ready for talks. After this, the Supreme Court accepted the application of Punjab Government seeking time.
7. January 2- We did not ask to break the fast The court said that deliberate efforts are being made to worsen the situation. We never asked to break the fast. The court told the Punjab government that your attitude is not to bring about reconciliation. Some so-called farmer leaders are making irresponsible statements.
In this case, Dallewal’s advocate Guninder Kaur Gill had filed a petition to form a party. On this, Justice Surya Kant said, “Please do not think about confrontation, we cannot talk to the farmers directly. We have formed a committee. We will talk to the farmers through the same committee.”
8, January 6- Farmers ready to meet The Punjab government said that the farmers who are agitating have agreed to talk to the High Power Committee. After this, the court fixed the hearing of this case on January 10. After this the committee met.
This is how the Shambhu Border case reached the Supreme Court…
1. Farmers’ agitation is going on at Shambhu border from 13 February 2024 regarding the law to guarantee minimum support price (MSP) of crops. Apart from this, farmers are also sitting on the Khanauri border.
2. On July 10, 2024, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had ordered that the Shambhu border should be opened within a week. The Haryana government went to the Supreme Court against this.
3. Hearing took place in the Supreme Court on 12 August 2024. Supreme Court asked to open one lane of Shambhu border for ambulances, senior citizens, women, students. During this time, the Supreme Court formed a committee, which was to mediate between the government and the farmers.
4. This committee of the Supreme Court was formed under the chairmanship of retired Justice Nawab Singh of Punjab and Haryana High Court. This includes former DGP BS Sandhu, agriculture analyst Devendra Sharma, Professor Ranjit Singh Ghumman, agricultural informaticist Dr. Sukhpal Singh and special invitee member Professor Baldev Raj Kamboj.
5. The committee submitted its interim report to the Supreme Court on December 10. It was said that the agitating farmers are not coming for talks. The date and time as per their convenience were also asked from the farmers, but no response was received from them. The farmers refused to attend the subsequent meeting.
What next in the movement…
- From January 12, farmers from one district will reach Khanauri every day. For this, days and dates have been fixed for all the districts.
- On January 13, the day of Lohri, copies of the draft agricultural marketing policy issued by the central government will be burnt.
- Tractor march will be taken out across the country on 26th January.
