Dallewal faints at Khanauri protest site, condition serious

Farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose indefinite fast entered the 24th day on Thursday, fainted for around 10 minutes at the Khanauri protest site. His condition is stated to be serious. While the farm leader was unconscious, farmers and those...

Sushil Goyal

Our Correspondent

Sangrur, Updated At : 09:03 AM Dec 20, 2024 IST

Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian during a meeting with farmers in Chandigarh on Thursday.

Farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose indefinite fast entered the 24th day on Thursday, fainted for around 10 minutes at the Khanauri protest site. His condition is stated to be serious.

While the farm leader was unconscious, farmers and those present there continued to chant “Satnam Waheguru” for his speedy recovery.

BKU (Sidhupur) general secretary Kaka Singh Kotra gave a call to the residents of nearby villages to converge on the protest site in large numbers. He said he had been asked by Dallewal to make an appeal, especially to Punjabis, not to allow the police to remove him from the morcha site at any cost.

Despite his poor health, Dallewal made an effort to present farmers’ case before the Supreme Court (SC) through video-conferencing in the afternoon. However, he could not do so due to audio disruption, Kotra said.

Lashing out at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Kotra said why he had been shying away from visiting the protest site. He also asked Mann to take stand in favour of Punjab.