Mumbai: Elgar Parishad accused Sudhir Dhawale to go on day-long hunger strike

Human rights activist Sudhir Dhawale, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case

Elgar Parishad accused Sudhir Dhawale is set to go on a one-day hunger strike in Taloja jail to protest the poor condition of the medical facility in the jail, on Tuesday which marks the death anniversary of Father Stan Swamy, a co-accused in the case.

Dhawale has intimated Jail Suprintendent Uttam Pawar about the strike. In his letter the human rights activist said, "Father Stan has died due to ill-treatment in jail. He was suffering from Parkinson's but was struggling for basic medical facilities in jail. At the same time, another co-accused 82-year-old poet Varavara Rao was facing the same issues in jail."

Rao is currently out on bail and is set to return to the prison by July 13.

"My co-accused are not being treated properly, not being sent to the government hospital for further treatment. Also, the health system in the prison lacks basic facilities," Dhawale stated.