BKU leader Dallewal begins indefinite hunger strike
FARIDKOT
BATHINDA: On the fourth day of the indefinite chakka jam on Saturday, the president of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-sidhupur) Jagjit Singh Dallewal started fast unto death at Faridkot on Saturday afternoon.
Dallewal said his fast would continue until the Punjab government issued notifications for various demands the chief minister Bhagwant Mann agreed to during meetings with the farmer unions.he said the Punjab government was appealed to order the implementation of compensation till Saturday afternoon after which he initiated fast unto death as scheduled.
“We highlighted the plight of growers of cotton, paddy, summer moong and wheat whose crops were severely affected by pest attacks this year. These farmers demand compensation. In the meetings, CM accepted the demands and issued press statements but did not implement them,” said Dallewal from the protest site at Faridkot where he reached on Saturday morning.
Veteran farmer rights activist has appealed to supporters of SKM not to hold a parallel fast unto death at any place.“a section of farmer union leaders affiliated with the Left ideology were leading a protest in Phagwara against a sugar mill and blocked the road for 28 days this year. Now they have also joined the chorus with the AAP to ridicule SKM agitation,” he added.
President of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Sarwan Singh Pandher said from November 26, dharnas would be launched for an indefinite period in front of the district administrative complexes across the state.