Patiala, March 28 -- Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on an indefinite fast since November 26 last year, drank a glass of water on Friday morning after the release of all arrested farmer leaders but denied ending the hunger strike.

Dallewal had stopped drinking water since March 19 in protest against the Punjab government's crackdown on farmers after talks with a central delegation in Chandigarh ended in a deadlock. Though he took a glass of water at the private hospital in Patiala, where he is admitted since March 23, his supporters denied he had called off the fast.

Though Dallewal was unavailable for comment, SKM (Non-Political) leader Sukhjeet Singh Hardojhande said while Dallewal had ...