Overview

• Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been on a fast-unto-death since November 26 at the Khanauri border, demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP) and other farmer-related reforms.
• Dallewal’s health has significantly deteriorated, with doctors warning of risks including kidney failure and heart complications, urging immediate hospitalization.
• In an open letter to Prime Minister Modi, signed in his blood, Dallewal emphasized that MSP is essential for farmers' survival and accused the government of failing to fulfill past promises.
• Farmers under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) plan to resume their march to Delhi on December 14 after previous attempts were blocked by security forces.
• Key demands include debt waivers, pensions for farmers and laborers, compensation for families of deceased farmers, and justice for victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.