After announcing his plans to undertake the strike last November, Jagjit Singh Dallewal visited his home in Faridkot to draw up a will, uncertain if he would make it or not. During the 2020-21 farmers’ movement, Dallewal was diagnosed with prostate cancer and has been undergoing chemotherapy for four years. Despite that, he continued to actively protest—first against the farm laws and then for the implementation of MSP and other demands, including waiving of loans for farmers and workers.
The convener of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) (non-political) announced the hunger strike on November 26, 2024, “to make the government hear” the demands of the farmers, which include a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers. 111 farmers joined Dallewal’s hunger strike in solidarity on January 15, 2025. Ten farmers from Haryana’s Hisar, Sonipat, Panipat, and Jind districts also started a fast-unto-death on January 17 supporting Dallewal.
On Saturday, Jagjit Singh Dallewal accepted medical aid. Shortly after, the 121 protesting farmers called off their hunger strike. This development comes after the Union government agreed to meet the protesting farmers in February 2025.
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