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Stir to go on till demands met, farmer leaders to attend May 4 talks with Centre: Dallewal | Latest News India

Stir to go on till demands met, farmer leaders to attend May 4 talks with Centre: Dallewal | Latest News India

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Chandigarh, Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal Monday said the farmers’ agitation will continue till the government accepts their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops. Stir to go on till demands met, farmer leaders to attend May 4 talks with Centre: Dallewal He said farmer leaders would take part in the proposed May 4 talks with representatives of the Centre as they did not want to allow the government to make the excuse that the farmers did not attend the meeting. “We will attend the meeting and we will strongly put forth our demands.” Dallewal, who ended his indefinite hunger strike on Sunday after 130 days, said their next course of action will be decided by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha in a meeting. He is a senior leader of a joint forum of these two outfits. SKM and KMM had led a farmers’ agitation at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana for over a year after security forces did not allow them to …

Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal calls off indefinite hunger strike | Latest News India

Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal calls off indefinite hunger strike | Latest News India

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Apr 06, 2025 05:08 PM IST Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal began an indefinite hunger strike on November 26 last year to press the Centre to accept the farmers’ demands. Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal ended his indefinite hunger strike on Sunday, which he had launched in November last year to press for key farmer demands, including a legal guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP) for crops. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal made the announcement at a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ held in Sirhind, located in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district.(PTI file) He made the announcement at a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat‘ held in Sirhind, located in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district. “You (farmers) all have asked me to end the fast unto death. I am indebted to you for taking care of the agitation. I respect your sentiments. I accept your order,” Dallewal said while addressing the gathering. His decision came a day after union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu urged him to call off the fast. What …

Jagjit Singh Dallewal Punjab farmer leader ends indefinite hunger strike latest updates

Jagjit Singh Dallewal Punjab farmer leader ends indefinite hunger strike latest updates

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Punjab farmer leader Dallewal is a senior leader of a joint forum of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM). He began his indefinite hunger strike on November 26 last year to press the Centre to accept the farmers’ demands. Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Sunday (April 6) ended his indefinite fast, which he had started on November 26 last year to press for various demands of agitating farmers including a legal guarantee on the minimum support price for crops. The announcement came a day after Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu appealed to him to end his fast-unto-death. Dallewal announced that he was ending his indefinite fast at a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ organised at Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab. “You (farmers) all have asked me to end the fast unto death. I am indebted to you for taking care of the agitation. I respect your sentiments. I accept your order,” said Dallewal while addressing the farmers’ gathering. …

Punjab: Farmer leader Dallewal breaks indefinite fast, accepts water

Punjab: Farmer leader Dallewal breaks indefinite fast, accepts water

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Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was on an indefinite hunger strike in support of various demands, accepted water and broke his fast on Friday morning, the Punjab government told the Supreme Court. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was told by advocate general Gurminder Singh for Punjab that they have dispersed the protesting farmers at Khanauri and Shambhu borders, and opened all blocked roads and highways. Farmers, under the banners of SKM and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, had been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 last year, after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces.  Genuine leader, says SC The Supreme Court on Friday said septuagenarian Dallewal, who ended his indefinite hunger strike in support of farmers` several demands after about four months, was a “genuine leader without a political agenda”. The top court lauded Dallewal, calling him a genuine farmer leader who had raised real issues of the farming community without any political agenda. “We know some people did not …

Farmers’ stir: Jagjit Dallewal takes water, breaks fast as last batch of arrested protesters released | Chandigarh News

Farmers’ stir: Jagjit Dallewal takes water, breaks fast as last batch of arrested protesters released | Chandigarh News

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Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was on an indefinite hunger strike over various demands, consumed water and broke his fast soon after the Punjab government released 56 arrested farm union leaders, including Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) coordinator Sarwan Singh Pandher and SKM (non-political) spokesperson Abhimanyu Kohar early on Friday. Dallewal, who is the coordinator of SKM (non-political), had refused to take water since the police evicted the protesters at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders and arrested hundreds of farmers on March 19 as they returned from a meeting with a central delegation. Sources indicated that no more farmers remain to be released. Soon after getting released from different jails, nearly 14 of the farm union leaders met Dallewal at Patiala’s Park Hospital. Dallewal had, however, consumed water before their arrival when retired inspector generals Narinder Bhargav and Jaskaran Singh urged him. Bhargav has been coordinating between farmers and the Punjab government. Story continues below this ad Sources indicated that Dallewal is likely to stay in hospital for now. “His demand was that he would …

Jagjit Singh Dallewal breaks fast as farmers’ protests ease at borders | Latest News India

Jagjit Singh Dallewal breaks fast as farmers’ protests ease at borders | Latest News India

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Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who had been on a hunger strike since November 26, 2024, demanding systemic agricultural reforms and legal guarantees for Minimum Support Price (MSP), ended his fast on Friday. During a hearing related to the blockade at Punjab-Haryana border points, the Punjab government informed the Supreme Court that Dallewal, leader of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political), had accepted water. The SC had previously criticised the Punjab govt for failing to hospitalise Dallewal despite his deteriorating health. (PTI photo) “Mr. Dallewal has finally broken his fast and accepted water,” Punjab’s advocate general Gurminder Singh informed a bench comprising justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh. The bench welcomed the development. “This is good news. We have always maintained that he is a true farmer leader and has the best interests of the farming community at heart,” remarked justice Kant. Farmers, led by Dallewal under the banners of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, had been protesting along the Punjab-Haryana border since February 2024, demanding systemic agricultural reforms, legal guarantees for …

Farmer leader Jagjit Dallewal moved to PWD guest house after police crackdown at Shambhu border | Latest News India

Farmer leader Jagjit Dallewal moved to PWD guest house after police crackdown at Shambhu border | Latest News India

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Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was taken to PIMS Jalandhar late at night, was moved to a PWD guest house in the high-security Jalandhar Cantonment area on Thursday morning as Haryana and Punjab police began evicting protesting farmers from the Shambhu and Khanauri border points, which had remained blocked for over a year. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal was detained in Mohali before being transferred to Patiala on Wednesday.(PTI) Dallewal was detained on Wednesday evening and initially taken to the Commando Training Centre in Patiala before being moved to PIMS Hospital in Jalandhar. Sources told Hindustan Times that he was relocated around 1.30am. Earlier, he had been detained in Mohali before being transferred to Patiala. On Wednesday, Punjab Police detained several farmer leaders, including Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher, in Mohali as they returned from a meeting with a central delegation led by Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Chandigarh. Farmer leader Guramneet Singh Mangat confirmed that Abhimanyu Kohar, Kaka Singh Kotra, and Manjit Singh Rai were also among those detained. …

Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal detained in Mohali, claims farmer leader

Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal detained in Mohali, claims farmer leader

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Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal were detained by Punjab Police while heading to protest sites at Shambhu and Khanauri. Heavy police deployment raises concerns as talks with the Centre remain inconclusive. Several prominent farmer leaders, including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal, were detained by Punjab Police on Wednesday while they were en route to protest sites at Shambhu and Khanauri following an inconclusive meeting with a central delegation in Chandigarh, a farmer leader claimed. Heavy police deployment raises concerns Farmer leader Guramneet Singh Mangat expressed fears that Punjab Police might forcibly evict protesters from the two key demonstration sites on the Punjab-Haryana border. Reports indicate a heavy police presence, with barricades set up to prevent farmers from reaching their destinations. Apart from Pandher and Dallewal, Abhimanyu Kohar, Kaka Singh Kotra, and Manjit Singh Rai were also detained. Additionally, ambulances, buses, and firefighting vehicles have been stationed near the protest sites, raising further tensions. Talks with Centre remain inconclusive Earlier in the day, a fresh round of discussions between farmer …

Today in Politics: Centre to hold talks with protesting farmers in Chandigarh | Political Pulse News

Today in Politics: Centre to hold talks with protesting farmers in Chandigarh | Political Pulse News

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The Centre will hold a meeting with Punjab’s protesting farmers on Friday in Chandigarh to discuss their demands, thus ending a stalemate over the resumption of a dialogue with the agitators, who have been demanding a legal guarantee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops. Farmer leader Pandher spoke to reporters at Shambhu border, where a Kisan Mahapanchayat was held to mark the completion of one year of the ongoing agitation. He said that they will make efforts to move the Centre towards resolving the farmers’ issues in the meeting. Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar said that Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on an indefinite fast, will make his best efforts to participate in the meeting to put forth farmers’ demands. Story continues below this ad He said that Dallewal will try to participate in the meeting but he is not keeping well. “Dallewal wants to attend the meeting to put forth farmers’ demands before the Centre,” Kohar said. Dallewal, who is the convener of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political), has been on an indefinite hunger …

Jagjit Dallewal given medical aid, centre to hold meeting with protesting farmers on Feb 14 – India TV

Jagjit Dallewal given medical aid, centre to hold meeting with protesting farmers on Feb 14 – India TV

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Image Source : X Jagjit Dallewal receives medical aid Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered the 54th day on Saturday, agreed to take medical aid, after the Centre announced to meet with protesting farmers. However, his indefinite fast will continue till a legal guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP) for crops is given. The Centre will hold a meeting with Punjab’s protesting farmers on February 14 in Chandigarh.  Dallewal takes medical aid Dallewal agreed to take medical aid after a delegation of officials from the Union agriculture ministry, led by Joint Secretary Priya Ranjan, met Dallewal and held a meeting with the representatives of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM). The Centre’s delegation also urged Dallewal to take medical aid so that he can participate in the proposed meeting. Farmer leader agreed and later pictures showing Dallewal taking medical aid with an intravenous drip were released by the farmers.  Centre to meet protesting farmers The proposed meeting will take place at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public …