The health of an elderly, cancer-stricken farmer who is taking part in a hunger strike in north India has worsened after he rejected calls by the Narendra Modi government to end his protest.Doctors have advised Jagjit Singh Dallewal,

A 70-year-old farmer leader in India has been on hunger strike for more than 40 days in a bid to push the federal government to accept demands of protesting farmers. Doctors say that Jagjit Singh Dallewal's health has deteriorated and that he is "unable to speak", but he and his supporters have refused medical aid so far.

Jagjit Singh Dallewal's health worsens after 42 days of hunger strike, with fluctuating blood pressure and medical concerns raised by doctors.

The health of farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike for 41 days, deteriorated significantly in the 24 hours after his address at a mahapanchayat at the Khanauri protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border on Saturday (January 4).