Farmers Announce Nationwide Protest on January 10 Over Key Demands

Protest planned after farmer leader’s 40-day hunger strike and growing tensions with the Centre over minimum support price and other grievances.

Farmers from Punjab and Haryana, led by unions like Samyukt Kisan Morcha, plan a nationwide protest on January 10 to press for demands including a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) and debt waivers.
Jagjit Singh Dallewal, a 70-year-old farmer leader on a hunger strike for 40 days, has refused medical aid despite his deteriorating health, citing commitment to the farmers' cause.
The Supreme Court has directed the Punjab government to monitor Dallewal's health, but no dialogue has been initiated between the Centre and farmer unions so far.
Three women farmers were killed and over 30 injured in separate bus accidents caused by dense fog while traveling to attend the Khanauri and Tohana mahapanchayats.
This marks the fourth major protest by farmers in under a month, as tensions escalate over the Centre's draft National Agricultural Marketing policy and other unresolved issues.