
From Sreeramulu to Dallewal: A history of hunger strikes in struggle for justice & rights
Potti Sriramulu and Jagjit Singh Dallewal (R) New Delhi: Farmers leader Jagjit Singh Dallewalthat has been in a hunger strike Since November 26 of last year, it is not the first to resort to such an extreme form of protest. Sijs leaders in India after independence have a long history of embarking prolonged fasting for…