Punjab Police and administration held a meeting with farmer leaders at Khanauri border of Haryana-Punjab on Friday. Punjab Police and the farm leaders reached a consensus during the meeting. As part of their consensus, farm leader Jagjit Dallewal will be released soon by the Punjab Police. Following the positive outcome of the meeting, the farmers left for Ludhiana from Khanauri border to take Dallewal.
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher stated that we have not spoken to Dallewal yet, but the officials have said that his health is fine. "We had only one demand from the Punjab government that Dallewal should be released. The government has accepted their demand. He will join the farmers protest at the Khanauri border. His hunger strike will continue. After Dallewal's arrival, a decision will be taken regarding the demonstration on December 1."
For the unversed, on November 26, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal was all set to start a hunger strike at the Khanauri border. At 2 o'clock in the night, Punjab Police officials took him into custody from the tent at Khanauri border. After this, he was taken to DMC Hospital in Ludhiana.
Patiala Range DIG Mandeep Singh Sidhu said that Dallewal had announced a hunger strike. The administration was worried due to his age and health. After the announcement of the hunger strike, there is a crowd, due to which health facilities are not available. For this reason, the administration decided to get him medically examined. For this, he has been brought to Ludhiana DMC.
Following Dallewal's detention, farmers held a meeting at the Khanauri border in which it was decided that former soldier Sukhjit Singh Hardo will sit on a hunger strike at the Jhande Khanauri border. Today is the fourth day of his hunger strike.