Punjab DGP Yadav, MHA Director meet Dallewal at Khanauri

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The Punjab Police chief along with a senior officer in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday met fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, and enquired about his health.

Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav and Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs Mayank Mishra reached the Khanauri border point to meet Mr. Dallewal. They also heard his demands. The 70-year-old Mr. Dallewal, a cancer patient, has been on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border point between Punjab and Haryana to press the Centre to accept the agitating farmers’ demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) on crops.

Their visit came two days after the Supreme Court directed the Centre and Punjab government representatives to immediately meet Mr. Dallewal. The top court had further directed that the farmer leader be provided medical help and persuaded him to break his indefinite fast, saying his life was precious.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mr. Yadav said, “We came here to enquire about the health of Dallewal.” “I have with me the government of India’s representative Mayank Mishra who was specially sent here,” he said.

Mr. Mishra said, “We have heard whatever his [Dallewal] demands are.” Responding to a question, he said, “there was no proposal of any kind. I came here to hear him and also for implementation of the Supreme Court order.”

“We have appealed to Dallewal that the way he is leading a peaceful agitation has been appreciated everywhere. And the government has also taken cognisance of it,” DGP Yadav said. He said as per the orders of the Supreme Court, Mr. Dallewal be convinced and emergent medical aid be provided to him.

“The Chief Minister has specially sent a message and our efforts are that talks should be held on their demands and this issue is resolved,” the DGP said.

“We have appealed to farmers that Dallewal’s life is precious. Medical facilities have been provided here and we are making efforts to resolve the issue with their coordination,” he said.

“The SC has said that Dallewal is a senior citizen, he has some health issues and thirdly he is a prominent farmer leader,” Mr. Yadav said, adding the SC has directed that emergent requisite medical aid be provided to Mr. Dallewal. Well-equipped ambulances have been stationed here, he said.

“We are constantly speaking to farmer leaders and we expect that we will reach a positive outcome, he said.

To another question, Mr. Yadav said the Punjab government had a clear stand and considered farmers’ demands genuine and also supported it. “We have tried those facilities be provided to him. It is an effort of the Punjab government that farmers’ demands be facilitated,” the DGP said.

Farmers under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Mandal have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces.

The three attempts of farmers to take out a foot march to Delhi have been foiled by the Haryana security personnel at Shambhu border.

Besides a legal guarantee on the MSP for crops, the farmers are demanding a debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in the electricity tariff, withdrawal of police cases and “justice” for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

Reinstatement of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 and compensation to the families of the farmers who died during a previous agitation in 2020-21 are also part of their demands.

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