Sonam Wangchuk extends support to farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ December 30,2024
After farmers, politicians, singers, social activists etc had visited Khanauri border met Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fasting for over a month in support of protesting farmers’ demands Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk also met him at the Khanauri border demonstration site on Saturday.
As per reports, Wangchuk met Dallewal (70) in the presence of other farmer leaders from the two unions spearheading the ongoing agitation.
After the meeting, Wangchuk told media persons that his meeting was “mainly to bring good wishes and warm support on behalf of the people of Ladakh”.
He said that in view of his prolonged fasting, Dallewal could barely speak, though he emphasized the purpose of meeting him was not to have any long conversation but just to extend support.
As per NDTV report, Sonam Wangchuk appealed to the people to have their sympathies with the farmers, saying, “The food we eat is produced by the farmers.” Dallewal’s indefinite hunger strike entered its 33rd day on Saturday.
In March this year climate activist Sonam Wangchuk had also started his Fast unto Death over Centre’s Ladakh Promises as a sub-committee formed to look into the demands of Ladakh’s people has failed to make any headway after two back-to-back meetings with central government functionaries.
The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have been demanding statehood for Ladakh, inclusion of the Union territory in the 6th Schedule of the Constitution and the setting up of an exclusive public service commission for the high-altitude region.
According to him, people of Ladakh have serious apprehensions that industrial and mining lobbies are putting pressure on government to make Ladakh unsafe environmentally.
Sonam Wangchuk extends support to farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal. Farmers have been on a protest over several demands, including a legal guarantee for a minimum support price (MSP).
