The Crossbill Team
Farmers are set to recommence their march to Delhi on Saturday (December 14), intensifying their 10-month-long protest to demand a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops and loan waivers.
A group of 101 farmers, known as the ‘Marjeevda Jatha,’ will make their third attempt to proceed towards the national capital.
The march will be led by farmer leaders Jaswinder Singh Longowal and Malkit Singh Gulamiwala, under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha. The protesting farmers have been stationed at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13, after being repeatedly stopped by security forces.
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has accused government agencies, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, of being insensitive to the farmers’ cause and ongoing struggle, showing a lack of empathy and responsiveness towards the farmers' plight.
"Our third group headed by Jaswinder Singh Longowal and Malkit Singh will proceed from here peacefully sharp at 12... We are receiving information from Khanauri that Jagjit Singh Dallewal is not keeping well,” Pandher told ANI.
“The whole country is worried about his health except for the PM and Home Minister. Neither are they worried about our Delhi March nor are they worried about what's happening in Khanauri... We believe that forming a committee is not a solution to our problem. If the government wants to arrive at a solution, they must arrange talks with us..." he added.
Internet Services Suspended in Haryana Villages
Prior to the Dilli Chalo march by the farmers, the Haryana government has suspended internet services in 12 villages of Ambala from 6 a.m. on December 14 to 11:59 p.m. on December 17, The Tribune reported.
According to an order by Haryana’s Additional Chief Secretary (Home), mobile internet, bulk SMS services (excluding banking and mobile recharge), and dongle-based internet services will remain unavailable in villages such as Dangdehri, Lohgarh, Manakpur, Dadiyana, and Sultanpur, among others.
Meanwhile, at the Khanauri border, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike for over 18 days, is in deteriorating health. Doctors have reported significant weight loss and unstable blood pressure.
On Friday, the Supreme Court directed both the Punjab and Central governments to provide immediate medical assistance for Dallewal, stressing that saving his life must take precedence over the agitation. The court also encouraged the protesting farmers to adopt Gandhian methods of protest.
In anticipation of the march, security has been reinforced along the interstate border near the Ghaggar rivulet.
Haryana police, supported by central paramilitary forces, have been deployed, and barricades have been set up to prevent farmers from crossing. During previous attempts to reach Delhi, security forces used tear gas and other measures to halt the marchers.
Earlier on December 8, clashes at the Shambhu border left several protesters injured, prompting the farmers to temporarily suspend their march. Despite these setbacks, they remain resolute in their demands for legal reforms to address long-standing agricultural issues.
A group of 101 farmers, known as the ‘Marjeevda Jatha,’ will make their third attempt to proceed towards the national capital.
The march will be led by farmer leaders Jaswinder Singh Longowal and Malkit Singh Gulamiwala, under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha. The protesting farmers have been stationed at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13, after being repeatedly stopped by security forces.
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has accused government agencies, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, of being insensitive to the farmers’ cause and ongoing struggle, showing a lack of empathy and responsiveness towards the farmers' plight.
"Our third group headed by Jaswinder Singh Longowal and Malkit Singh will proceed from here peacefully sharp at 12... We are receiving information from Khanauri that Jagjit Singh Dallewal is not keeping well,” Pandher told ANI.
“The whole country is worried about his health except for the PM and Home Minister. Neither are they worried about our Delhi March nor are they worried about what's happening in Khanauri... We believe that forming a committee is not a solution to our problem. If the government wants to arrive at a solution, they must arrange talks with us..." he added.
Internet Services Suspended in Haryana Villages
Prior to the Dilli Chalo march by the farmers, the Haryana government has suspended internet services in 12 villages of Ambala from 6 a.m. on December 14 to 11:59 p.m. on December 17, The Tribune reported.
According to an order by Haryana’s Additional Chief Secretary (Home), mobile internet, bulk SMS services (excluding banking and mobile recharge), and dongle-based internet services will remain unavailable in villages such as Dangdehri, Lohgarh, Manakpur, Dadiyana, and Sultanpur, among others.
Meanwhile, at the Khanauri border, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike for over 18 days, is in deteriorating health. Doctors have reported significant weight loss and unstable blood pressure.
On Friday, the Supreme Court directed both the Punjab and Central governments to provide immediate medical assistance for Dallewal, stressing that saving his life must take precedence over the agitation. The court also encouraged the protesting farmers to adopt Gandhian methods of protest.
In anticipation of the march, security has been reinforced along the interstate border near the Ghaggar rivulet.
Haryana police, supported by central paramilitary forces, have been deployed, and barricades have been set up to prevent farmers from crossing. During previous attempts to reach Delhi, security forces used tear gas and other measures to halt the marchers.
Earlier on December 8, clashes at the Shambhu border left several protesters injured, prompting the farmers to temporarily suspend their march. Despite these setbacks, they remain resolute in their demands for legal reforms to address long-standing agricultural issues.
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