Patiala: A group of 101 farmers will once again take out a protest march from Punjab’s Shambhu border point with neighboring Haryana to New Delhi on January 21.
The announcement comes as protesting farmers, led by farm leader Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, plan to form a united front with Samikat Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organization of farmer unions protesting on Delhi’s borders in 2020-21. are talking about. The Center’s now defunct Farm Rules.
Preet Pal Singh, a 35-year-old farmer from Kapurthala, who is part of a group of 111 farmers on hunger strike on the Haryana side of the Khunori border in support of Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, suffered an epileptic seizure. He was attended by a team of doctors after which he resumed his fast.
On Tuesday, a group of 111 farmers also started an indefinite hunger strike in support of Dhaliwal on the Haryana side of the Khanuri border under tight security as the Haryana administration clamped down on their movement around the protest site. Restrictions were imposed.
Farmers under SKM (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) have been protesting at Shambhu and Khanuri border points in Punjab since February 13 last year, when their march towards Delhi was stopped by security personnel. was
Briefing about their foot march on January 21, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandhar criticized the Center for not acknowledging their demands, including a law to ensure minimum support prices for crops. .
Meanwhile, protesting farmers expressed concern over Dhilawal’s deteriorating health as the leader’s fast entered its 52nd day today. He said he was at risk of “multiple organ failure” due to prolonged fasting.
