Farmers’ Protest | Jagjit Dallewal’s Fast-Unto-Death and Protesters’ Suicides Unite Farmers
The HinduPublished : Jan 11, 2025 15:12 IST - 9 MINS READ Farmers agitating on the border of Punjab and Haryana at Khanauri and Shambhu for a legally guaranteed minimum support price for all crops have once again become a talking point. Unlike the farmers’ agitation of 2020-21, which was led by more than 500 farmer and peasant fronts across the country, the current agitation is being led by two factions of farmer unions from Punjab: the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha led by Sarwan Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s Bharatiya Kisan Union. The protest, led by two farmer factions—Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Bharatiya Kisan Union —has faced police crackdowns and witnessed three farmer suicides, while protest leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s ongoing fast has prompted Supreme Court intervention. Unlike the broader 2020-21 farmers’ protest that succeeded in repealing controversial farm laws, this movement remains geographically limited but continues to press for MSP guarantees amid government inaction. One year at Khanauri and Shambhu In July 2024, a PIL petition was filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking directions to the States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union government to remove restrictions on the farmers’ protest and ensure smooth passage for the public.