Amritsar: The farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Tuesday called for a 'Rail Roko' on Wednesday in Punjab for three hours starting from 12 noon, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
"Tomorrow we will conduct Rail Roko in Punjab; I urge everyone to stop railways from 12 to 3 PM," Pandher said.
Issues not resolved
Further appealing to everyone to support farmers' protests, he said, "Support farmers' protests more and more.... The Punjabis need to fight as one."
He accused the central government of not resolving the issue.
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"All unions are trying to protest in a uniform manner... Our protest is not against state government," the farmer leader added.
When asked about Jagjit Singh Dallewal's hunger strike, Pandher said that the Dallewal's health condition is critical.
Ongoing farmers protest
"Dallewal's condition is critical; if anything happens, then the central government will be responsible for it," Pandher cautioned.
Reportedly, the ongoing farmer protests have entered their 309th day.
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"There is pressure from 140 crore Indians, 3 crore Punjabis, and 2.5 crore Haryanvis on the Modi government... We have 12 demands," he stated.
"The singer of Punjab made this issue a people's movement," he added.
Adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha
Meanwhile, New Delhi Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday morning moved an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the ongoing hunger strike by farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, which has entered its 21st day.
"Mr. Dallewal, the president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur), is in critical condition, with medical experts advising immediate hospitalisation due to his deteriorating health. Despite this he has refused medical intervention, insisting on continuing his hunger strike for the cause of farmers," the Lok Sabha MP said in his notice.
