Supreme Court.
The Shambhu Border case was heard by a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Surya Kant. Regarding the health condition of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, the court said it asked the Punjab government to ask Dallewal to seek medical help. At least show him his blood report. Judge Kant said why were your officials in a hurry to take Dhalewal to court instead of providing medical assistance? An old man in his 70s has been on a hunger strike for 20 days. Who is this doctor who says he is fine without examination? We will hear further tomorrow at 12.30pm.
During the Supreme Court hearing, Punjab AG Gurminder Singh said that we can handle a lot overnight. Senior officials spoke to Dhalewal. There was resistance initially, but now we have medical experts on site monitoring them. There is a place called Haveli which we have converted into a hospital. It has been declared a hospital. All facilities are kept there (in case of emergencies).
Can you take them there?
In this regard, Judge Kant said, how can hospital facilities be transferred in this way? Can you take him there? There was no difficulty in talking to him, but today we wanted to first provide him with immediate medical attention. Why is this priority not being followed? The Attorney General of Punjab said Dhalewal himself wanted to speak to the court. He wanted to thank the court.
Justice Conde said there was no problem talking to him. Why is the priority of medical assistance ignored? Punjab AG said seven senior doctors were present at the site. We give the names of doctors and facilities on our website. In response, the court said Dhalewal could join but asked him to seek medical help. At least show the blood test report.
Why are you keen to take Dhalewal to court?
Punjab AG read the medical report. Dalwal does not allow any form of interference. Judge Kant said why were your officials in a hurry to take Dhalewal to court instead of providing medical assistance? How can we trust what your police say about his health? Please be the doctor who can ensure that Dalwal is in good health.
The Attorney General of Punjab said there was a problem of gathering of three to four people there. against his transfer. They turned the carts together and did not let any vehicles pass. Justice Conde showed us his blood report. We should not take it lightly. You mean everything is fine. Do you expect civilian officials to perform the duties of a physician? Demand that your officials and agencies be aware of their constitutional responsibilities. Punjab AG said it will receive the test report tomorrow. We will try our best.
