AUTHOR VINAY KOCHHAR.CHANDIGARH.
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s hunger strike at Khanauri border continued for the 53rd day on Friday. Doctors issued a medical bulletin saying that Jagjit Singh Dallewal vomited 3-4 times at 12.25 am on Thursday night. He has drunk only 150-200 ml of water since last night.
Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohad said that the doctors who did the medical checkup of Jagjit Singh Dallewal should tell the country about his condition through the media but the government doctors are not telling him.
On Friday, 10 farmers from Haryana sat on a hunger strike along with 111 farmers, whose names are Dashrath Malik (Hisar), Virendra Khokhar (Sonipat), Hansbir Kharab (Sonipat), Ranbir Bhukar (Panipat), Rampal Ujhana (Jind), Bedi Dahiya (Sonipat), Suresh Julhera (Jind), Jagbir Berwal (Hisar), Baljeet Singhmar (Jind), Rohtash Rathi (Panipat). At the same time, farmer leaders said that today the farmers of the country are ready to sacrifice themselves by following the path shown by Jagjit Singh Dallewal. The farmers of the country are understanding that Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been on a hunger strike for 53 days to save their lands, farming and the next generation and we all are standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
Farmer leaders said that on Saturday, a joint meeting of the United Kisan Morcha Non-Political and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha will be held at Patara Gurudwara Sahib in Patara. The decision to hold this meeting was taken a few days ago at the Khanauri Morcha border. In that meeting, Kaka Singh Kotda, Sarwan Singh Pandher, Inderjit Singh Kotbudda, Jaswinder Longowal, Abhimanyu Kohad, Surjit Phool, Sukhjit Singh Hardojhande, Manjit Rai, Lakhwinder Aulakh, Gurinder Bhanghu, Jarnail Singh Chahal, Amarjit Singh Mohri, besides Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Balbir Singh Rajewal, Krishna Prasad, Raminder Patiala, Dr. Darshanpal, Yudhvir Singh, Baldev Singh Nihalgarh, Manjit Dhaner were present from the United Kisan Morcha. The number of farmers supporting Dallewal is increasing daily at the Khanauri Morcha border.