Supreme Court Criticizes Punjab GovernmentFarmer Leader's Hunger Strike
The court has set a December 31 deadline for the state to hospitalize Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fasting for over a month to demand agricultural reforms.
- Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been on a hunger strike since November 26, demanding legal guarantees for minimum support prices (MSP) and other agricultural reforms.
- The Supreme Court has repeatedly reprimanded the Punjab government for failing to hospitalize Dallewal despite his deteriorating health and medical advice.
- The court has criticized the state for allowing farmers to encircle the protest site, effectively preventing Dallewal's hospitalisation, and called this a failure of law and order.
- Punjab officials have cited fears of resistance and violence from the protesting farmers as reasons for their inability to move Dallewal to a hospital.
- The court has warned of contempt proceedings against Punjab's chief secretary and DGP if its December 31 deadline is not met, emphasizing the urgency of protecting Dallewal's life.
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