'My life not as important as yours': Dallewal tells farmers as Punjab urges Centre to hold talks with protesters
New Indian ExpressCHANDIGARH: Addressing the Kisan Mahapanchayat at the Khanauri border, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Saturday said that he is more concerned about the lives of his fellow farmers who are "reeling under distress" due to the challenges in the sector. Already over seven lakh farmers have died by suicide owing to the distress in the farming sector," Dallewal said. Addressing a massive gathering of farmers, Dallewal on the 40th day of his fast-unto-death, urged them to ensure representation from every village at the Khanauri border, where farmers under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been camping at since February 13 last year, after their march to Delhi was stopped by Haryana Police. "The night we got information that police can evict us, the same night scores of youths reached Khanauri from Punjab and Haryana and took charge of the morcha," the leader said while lying on a bed at the stage and taking occasional breaks to sip water.
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