'Bones beginning to show': Sonam Wangchuk loses 7.5 kg amid hunger strike
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk continues an indefinite hunger strike in New Delhi to support student protests against examination irregularities and advocate for Ladakh's regional issues. Despite physical decline, he maintains his commitment to peaceful protest as a constitutional right.
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The protest highlights ongoing tensions regarding government accountability in education and regional autonomy in India.
NEW DELHI: Climate activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk on Friday said his hunger had 'stabilised' after 13 days of fasting and asserted that his constitutional right to hold a peaceful protest should not be violated by any attempt to remove him from the protest site.Wangchuk has been on an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest, which is demanding the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities. The agitation entered its 21st day on Friday.Speaking to reporters, Wangchuk said he was coping well despite the prolonged fast."Today is the 13th day (of the fast). I am feeling okay. My hunger has stabilised. The initial days are difficult as the body adjusts to fasting.
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