Sangrur (Punjab) [India], December 24 (HBTV): Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar slammed the Centre on Saturday for not even visiting Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death at the Khanouri border between Punjab and Haryana to press the Centre to accept the agitating farmers' demands.
'We have seen what happened in Parliament... a few MPs got injured and were admitted to the hospital, then all cabinet members went to see them. Here, Dallewal is on hunger strike, and no one is trying to ask about his health... the whole nation is watching this,' he said during a press conference at the Khanauri border.
Criticising the union government further, he warned that if anything happens to the farmers, 'the government will be responsible.'
'We have been saying from the first day, if anything happens to any farmer... then the government will be responsible for what happens after that,' Kohar said.
Kohar also mentioned that many farmers are coming in from both Haryana and Punjab to 'protect Dallewal' from the police.
'He (Dallewal) sent a message that a huge number of farmers are coming from Haryana and Punjab to protect Dallewal from the police,' he said.
On Friday, the Supreme Court said that it is the Punjab authorities' responsibility to ensure the stable health condition of Jagjit Singh Dallewal.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan asked the Chief Secretary of Punjab and Chairperson of the Medical Board (constituted to monitor the health of Dallewal) to file an affidavit on the health condition of Dallewal as well as the steps taken to ensure that no harm is caused to him.
'A fresh medical report about the health stability of Mr. Dallewal and the necessary steps taken meanwhile to ensure that no damage is caused to his health shall be filed by Chief Secretary, Punjab as well as the Chairperson of the Medical Board constituted to monitor the health condition of Dallewal,' the bench stated in its order.
The apex court now posted the matter for compliance with its order on January 2, 2025. (ANI)