Punjab Govt Forcibly Removes Farmer Leader Dallewal From Protest Site Ahead Of Hunger Strike

Hours before his proposed fast unto death to press for farmers’ demands, Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal was on Tuesday (November 26, 2024) allegedly removed by the Punjab Police from Khanauri on the Punjab-Haryana boundary and taken to a hospital in Ludhiana for a “check-up”.

Farmers and farm labourers have been camping along the inter-State boundary since February. Earlier this month, farmer leaders, including Mr. Dallewal, coordinator of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political), announced they would begin a hunger strike from November 26.

Kisan Mazdoor Morcha coordinator Sarwan Singh Pandher said Mr. Dallewal was taken away by the police from Khanauri in the early hours on Tuesday (November 26, 2024).