Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Punjab Farmer Leader Detained Amidst Pipeline Protest
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal was put under house arrest in Faridkot, Punjab.
He was prevented from going to Bathinda, where 72 activists of BKU (Ekta Sidhupur) had been arrested for protesting a sewerage pipeline.
The activists oppose the pipeline, fearing leaks.
Nine activists started a hunger strike in jail over unfit drinking water.
Dallewal planned a hunger strike if justice was denied.
Another 20 activists were detained for protesting the pipeline.
The situation reflects ongoing tensions between farm unions and the government regarding the project's impact.
Jagjit Singh Dallewal was put under house arrest in Faridkot.
The arrest was ahead of a planned media interaction in Bathinda.
72 BKU (Ekta Sidhupur) activists were arrested in May over a sewerage pipeline protest.
Nine activists are on hunger strike in jail due to unfit drinking water.
Police detained 20 more activists for protesting the pipeline.
- Who
- Jagjit Singh Dallewal, BKU (Ekta Sidhupur) activists, and Punjab police
- What
- Jagjit Singh Dallewal's house arrest and detention of activists protesting a sewerage pipeline
- When
- Recent days, following arrests in May and ongoing protests
- Where
- Bathinda and Faridkot, Punjab
- Why
- To prevent protests and address arrests related to a sewerage pipeline project
- Key Figure
- Jagjit Singh Dallewal
- Activist Group
- BKU (Ekta Sidhupur)
- Protest Cause
- Sewerage pipeline in Bathinda
- Activists arrested
- 72
- Activists on hunger strike
- Nine