Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike shortly after midnight on Friday in the presence of Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
Wangchuk, whose hunger strike was about to be held for a month, had begun the fast in support of the protesting students demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Follow live updates on the CJP protest here.
“Now, in the presence of Union Ministers Sheikh JP Nadda, Dr Jitendra Singh and senior leaders of the Apex body in Leh Ladakh, I finally broke my fast after 26 days… This was done after long negotiations on various circumstances and in view of possible violence in the country. I will explain the circumstances in detail in a separate video very soon,” Wangchuk posted on X.
In an open letter and video on Wednesday, the activist said he was ready to break his fast if the government gave him assurances on key demands, including that no legal action would be taken against the agitators who staged a massive protest that rocked Delhi earlier this week.
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Abhijit Debke, CJP coordinator, welcomed Wangchuk’s decision to end his fast, but added that their protest demanding Pradhan’s resignation will continue.
“We are relieved and grateful that Mr. Sonam has ended his hunger strike after 26 days… The Cockroach Janta Party’s peaceful protest will continue at Jantar Mantar until Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation,” X posted.
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“I urge Sonam ji to follow his routine as per doctors advice and regain his old weight as soon as possible,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X.
