Ends hunger strike following public appeals and concessions

The martyrdom of Jatindra Nath Das on September 13, 1929, created an unprecedented political crisis for the British colonial administration in India. Mass demonstrations, widespread strikes, and severe criticism in both the Indian and British press forced the colonial state to address the deteriorating situation inside Lahore Central Jail. For over 110 days, Bhagat Singh, Batukeshwar Dutt, and their fellow undertrials had maintained their hunger strike, enduring severe physical emaciation and repeated forced-feeding attempts to establish fundamental rights for political prisoners.

Fearing that additional prisoner deaths would trigger uncontrollable mass unrest, the Punjab Government reconstituted the Jail Enquiry Committee to negotiate reform terms. At the same time, national political organizations, including the All-India Congress Committee, recognized that the fast had already accomplished its main strategic objectives. Prominent leaders and public bodies made urgent public appeals to the revolutionaries, urging them to preserve their lives for the ongoing political movement.

Sardar Kishan Singh, Bhagat Singh's father, along with members of the Punjab Jail Committee, held intense consultations inside the prison with the striking revolutionaries. On October 5, 1929, after formal assurances were provided that major reforms in prison classification and daily amenities would be implemented, Bhagat Singh and his comrades officially suspended their historic hunger strike.

The British administration conceded several key demands, establishing new classification rules for prisoners. Political undertrials were granted Class 'A' and Class 'B' status, ensuring improved quality of food, access to books, daily newspapers, writing materials, civilian clothing, and better sanitary living conditions. The successful conclusion of the hunger strike was celebrated across India as a major victory against colonial stubbornness, cementing the revolutionary undertrials' reputation as disciplined, strategic political fighters rather than desperate fanatics.