India activist ends hunger strike after 26 days
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In a post on X, Wangchuk - better known as "Sonam sir" - said he did so "after a long negotiation on various conditions" and also to avert "possible violence in the country". Wangchuk, 59, went on strike to support the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose members also demand the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The activist earlier said he had lost 11kg (24lb) but was "still alive".
- ▪In a post on X, Wangchuk - better known as "Sonam sir" - said he did so "after a long negotiation on various conditions" and also to avert "possible violence in the country".
- ▪Wangchuk, 59, went on strike to support the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose members also demand the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- ▪The activist earlier said he had lost 11kg (24lb) but was "still alive".
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India activist ends hunger strike after 26 daysImage source, Sonam Wangchuk / XImage caption, The activist had set a number of conditions for ending the strike including a pledge by the authorities not to use force against protestersByJaroslav LukivPublished23 July 2026, 21:31 BSTUpdated 14 minutes agoIndia's activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended a hunger strike after 26 days of fasting in support of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms. In a post on X, Wangchuk - better known as "Sonam sir" - said he did so "after a long negotiation on various conditions" and also to avert "possible violence in the country". Wangchuk, 59, went on strike to support the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose members also demand the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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