'Beginning of accountability': Wangchuk says he extended fast by two days during negotiations
Sonam Wangchuk has broken his fast, says Leh Apex Body co-convenorAccording to the post, Mr. Wangchuk also disclosed that he extended his hunger strike by two days because negotiations with the Centre were continuing.“Negotiations were on for these assurances since the last two days, for which I had to extend my hunger strike. I could have extended it further if required,” he said.
- ▪Sonam Wangchuk has broken his fast, says Leh Apex Body co-convenorAccording to the post, Mr.
- ▪Wangchuk also disclosed that he extended his hunger strike by two days because negotiations with the Centre were continuing.“Negotiations were on for these assurances since the last two days, for which I had to extend my hunger strike.
- ▪I could have extended it further if required,” he said.
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Sonam Wangchuk on Friday (July 24, 2026), termed the end of his 26-day hunger strike the ‘beginning of accountability’, saying he decided to call off the fast only after receiving assurances from the government and MPs across parties on his key demands for examination reforms and protection of the peaceful protesters.“End of hunger, Beginning of accountability,” Mr. Wangchuk posted on X, where he shared a video explaining his decision to end the fast, which he began at the Jantar Mantar on June 28 in support of the Cokroach Janta Party’s (CJP) ongoing protest demanding accountability for paper leaks, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, and reforms in the examination system, among others.
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