Punjab govt must persuade fasting farmer leader Dallewal by Dec 31: SC

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Punjab Advocate General Gurminder Singh told the bench that a team of experts visited the protest site and tried to persuade Dallewal to shift to hospital and take medical help.

The Supreme Court on Saturday gave the Punjab government time till December 31 to persuade farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fasting for over a month, to shift to hospital.

In an unprecedented hearing, a vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan pulled up the Punjab government for allowing the situation to escalate and not complying with its earlier directions to provide medical assistance to Dallewal.

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Topics: Punjab Namdhari Farmer leader Surya Kant Farmer Politics of Punjab Ujjal Bhuyan Jagjit Singh Dallewal Satguru Jagjit Singh Punjabi Sikhs Punjab Advocate General Punjab government Jagjit Singh State government Gurminder Singh Supreme Court Protest site Chief secretary Director general

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Published On: 2024-12-28 @ 14:04:08 (18 hours ago)

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