Massive kisan mahapanchayat planned
The stage is set for a massive ‘kisan mahapanchayat’ at Khanauri on Saturday, with farmer leaders expecting a gathering of nearly one lakh people, predominantly from farming communities across Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, to converge at the protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border. (Photo/PTI)
Dallewal urges farmers’ support
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 40 days, has appealed to farmers to reach the Khanauri protest site at the Punjab-Haryana border in large numbers on Saturday to strengthen the fight seeking a legal guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP) for crops. (Photo/Agencies)
Farmers protest for MSP guarantee
Farmers, on a warpath against the BJP-led Centre over their demands, last week called for a "Kisan Mahapanchayat" at Khanauri. (Photo/BCCL)
Dallewal’s video message released
In a 70-second video message released on Friday, Dallewal said he is appealing to the people of the country, who are part of the fight for a legal guarantee on the MSP, "that they must reach Khanauri as I want to have your darshan". (Photo/Agencies)
Farmers camping since February 2024
The farmers, under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 last year, after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces. (Photo/Agencies)
Dallewal refuses medical aid
Dallewal (70) has so far refused to take any medical aid despite his prolonged fasting, which has caused his health to deteriorate. (Photo/Agencies)
Dallewal transfers family properties
Before announcing his fast unto death, Dallewal transferred his properties to his son, daughter-in-law and grandson. His wife died in January last year. (Photo/Agencies)
BKU split over political differences
Dallewal's BKU (Ekta Sidhupur) was part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, which spearheaded a farmers' stir in 2020 against three contentious agriculture laws of the Centre that have since been repealed. But it broke away after SKM leader Balbir Singh Rajewal formed the Samyukta Samaj Morcha to contest the 2022 Punjab Assembly polls. Dallewal later formed the SKM (Non-Political) by involving like-minded farmer leaders. (Photo/Agencies)