SC seeks health reports of farmer leader Dallewal for AIIMS board's opinion
New Delhi:�The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Punjab government for a copy of the health reports of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on an indefinite fast, to be examined for an opinion from the medical board of AIIMS.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh wondered how a person, who had been on fast for nearly 50 days had his health parameters improving and asked the Punjab government chief secretary to submit Dallewal's test reports during the course of the day with apex court registrar.
It directed the apex court registrar to communicate the reports to the AIIMS director for an opinion on Dallewal's test reports from the medical board.
The top court also noted the Punjab government's submission that authorities are in deliberations with the protesting farmers and they are hopeful of a solution. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Punjab government, said some progress has been made in connection with the shifting of Dallewal to a makeshift hospital, which has now been set up 10 metres from the protest site.
Sibal also informed the bench that representatives of the central government are also meeting the protesting farmers. On January 6, the septuagenarian farmer leader met the apex court-appointed panel after the Punjab government said the protesting farmers were persuaded to meet Justice (retd) Nawab Singh, who chairs the committee.
Dallewal, who is the convener of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) (non-political), began his indefinite hunger strike on November 26, 2024. He refused medical aid offered by the Punjab government and his health deteriorated recently. Farmers, under the banners of SKM and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 last year, after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces.�