Meanwhile, farmer leaders criticised Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for expressing concern that farmers are not benefiting from government schemes, while failing to acknowledge the struggle and sacrifice of Dallewal, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike since November 26 last year.They also pointed out that, according to the 2016 Agricultural Census, there were 21,000 farmers in Delhi. However, this number has significantly declined over the past eight years. The leaders urged the central government to take Dallewal’s deteriorating health as a serious signal and address farmers’ demands, including the guarantee of a Minimum Support Price (MSP) law.meanwhile, MP Harendra Malik visited Dallewal to inquire about his health and conveyed a message from Akhilesh Yadav. As Dallewal could not speak, Yadav spoke with farmer leader Kaka Singh over the phone. Reportedly, Yadav assured them that he would engage with political parties and attempt to build consensus on the issue of the MSP guarantee law.
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