The farm owner Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on hunger strike for 24 days at the Kanauli border, fell unconscious for about 10 minutes on Thursday after his blood pressure dropped.
Doctors say the health of Dhalewal, a farm leader from Punjab, is deteriorating and his “life is threatened”. They said farm leadership was also at risk of cardiac arrest and multiple organ failure.
Dhalewal has been on hunger strike at the Kanauli border between Punjab and Haryana since November 26, urging the central government to meet farmers’ demands, including providing legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
early Thursday, Supreme Court expresses dissatisfaction with Punjab government’s efforts Provide adequate medical services to Dalwal. The court also urged the state government to persuade Dhalewal, who is in his 70s, to shift to a hospital for proper treatment.
The police have converted a hotel near the protest site into a makeshift hospital to provide necessary medical services.
Dr Navraj of Five Rivers NGO, speaking to the media after examining Dhalewal, said Dhalewal lost consciousness due to a drop in blood pressure due to hunger strike. he is He was immediately given massage and treatment, after which he regained consciousness and is now in critical condition.
Dr Sanjeev Arora, senior medical officer in Samana, Punjab, said Jagjit Singh Dhalewal’s health deteriorated severely during the day. He said a medical team from Patiala Rajinder Hospital has reached the spot and is conducting a health check-up on him.
(Comments from Kulveer Singh)