Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday appealed to farmer chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal to finish his starvation strike, saying that Union ministers will meet the representatives of farmers’ organisations for talks on Might 4 as per the determined date.
In a put up on X, Chouhan mentioned, “The continued dialogue between the representatives of the Authorities of India and the representatives of farmers’ organisations concerning their calls for is continuous. Farmer chief Shri Jagjit Singh Dallewal has now returned from hospital and we want him a speedy restoration. We additionally request him to finish his starvation strike and we’ll meet with the representatives of the farmers’ organisations for talks at 11 am on Might 4 as per the already determined date.”
Chouhan’s attraction comes days after Dallewal, the convener of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political), mentioned he hasn’t ended his starvation strike but.
“On April 2, I entered day 136 of my starvation strike which began on November 26, 2024. I began taking medical help from January 18 when the Union authorities invited us to renew talks. Nonetheless, I had been taking solely water and nothing else. On March 19, when Punjab police arrested farmers, I ended consuming water in protest. However I consumed water on March 28, the day all farmers have been launched from jail. Therefore, I’m nonetheless on starvation strike,” Dallewal instructed The Indian Categorical in an interview earlier this week.
Dallewal has been on starvation strike to press farmers’ calls for, together with a authorized assure of minimal assist worth (MSP) for crops. Final Friday, the Supreme Court docket praised Dallewal as a “real chief and not using a political agenda” after he consumed water following the discharge of the farmer leaders detained by the Punjab police as a part of its March 19 crackdown.
Punjab police had arrested Dallewal and different farmers on March 19, once they have been coming back from a gathering with Union ministers in Chandigarh.
Chouhan and Union Meals Minister Pralhad Joshi have held a number of rounds of talks with the representatives of the protesting farmers in Chandigarh.