Farmers Protest: Supreme Court Defers Hearing On Shifting Dallewal To Hospital To January 2

The apex court was scheduled to review the Punjab government's actions on Tuesday to ensure Dallewal's treatment, as his indefinite hunger strike entered its 35th day on Monday.

A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and Sudhanshu Dhulia listed the matter for further hearing on January 2 after Advocate General Gurminder Singh, appearing for the Punjab government, said an application has been moved seeking three days more time for compliance of the court's December 20 order.

Gurminder Singh said a team of negotiators are holdings talks with the protesting farmers at the protest site and efforts are being made to shift Dallewal to the nearby makeshift hospital on Punjab side of Khanauri border.