The Supreme Court on Saturday gave the Punjab government time till December 31 to persuade farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fasting for over a month, to shift to hospital.

On Saturday, in an unprecedented hearing, a vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and Sudhanshu Dhulia gave the Punjab government time till December 31 to persuade Dallewal to shift to a hospital, giving it the liberty to seek logistical support from the Centre, if the situation warrants.

Punjab government criticized for not providing medical assistance to fasting farmer Dallewal, Supreme Court intervenes.

( MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) In a special sitting on Saturday, the Supreme Court pulled up the Punjab government over its failure to hospitalise farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast unto death.

A high-level team of Punjab government officials on Friday called on farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on an indefinite fast for 32 days to press the Centre into accepting the protesting farmers' demands,

A high-level team of Punjab officials, including doctors from Government Rajindra Hospital and Patiala health department called on veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal at Khanauri and urged him to take medical aid in view of his deteriorating health.

The apex court also issued a notice to the Punjab government on a contempt petition against its Chief Secretary of Punjab for non-compliance with the December 20 top court order regarding medical aid to Dallewal and to convince him to go to hospital.