Overview

• The Supreme Court criticized Punjab officials and certain farmer leaders for creating a false narrative that it was pressuring Jagjit Singh Dallewal to end his hunger strike.
• The court emphasized that its primary concern is Dallewal's health, allowing him to continue his protest under medical supervision if hospitalized.
• Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 37 days, demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support prices for crops.
• Punjab officials have been instructed to comply with the court's December 20 order to provide medical care and report back by January 6.
• The Supreme Court has also issued a notice to the central government regarding a petition seeking compliance with promises made to farmers in 2021 after the repeal of farm laws.