DIBRUGARH, Mar 7:Â One more supporter of ‘Waris Punjab De’, who was lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail has been sent to Assam Medical College and Hospital for checkup and treatment after his health deteriorated due to hunger strike.
As per sources, the ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh and his nine associates who have been detained under National Security Act (NSA) are said to be in an indefinite hunger strike since February 17, over protest for the jail term in Dibrugarh Central Jail.
AdvertisementBasant Singh was taken to AMCH on Thursday after his health deteriorated due to ‘hunger strike’. Earlier two of the associates of Amrit Pal Singh namely, Kulwant Singh and Gurmeet Singh were admitted at AMCH ICU on Wednesday due to their poor health.
Kulwant Singh was admitted at AMCH on Tuesday night at around 10 pm after he suffered from epilepsy. “Their health condition is stable, and they have no serious issues. They are suffering from weakness. We got to know that they are on a ‘hunger strike’. Due to hunger strikes their health condition deteriorated. They are on liquid diet,” said an official of AMCH.
On March 1, Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of the separatist Sikh for Justice asked to shift Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh and several of his associates who were lodged in Dibrugarh jail to Amritsar jail or face the consequences.
In a telephonic message Pannu asked the Assam chief minister to shift Amritpal and his aides to Punjab or he will have to face dire consequences. He also said the organization will lodge a complaint in the United Nation. He said that Singh, along with other detainees, are on an indefinite hunger strike.
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