Activist Sonam breaks fast after govt assures action on demands

Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured him that his demands would be met.

He announced the end of his fast after Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met him at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram around midnight on Thursday and conveyed the government’s assurances.

“Just now in the presence of Union Ministers JP Nadda, Dr Jitendra Singh and the senior leaders of Apex Body of Leh Ladakh, I finally broke my fast after 26 days,” Wangchuk said in a post on X.

After Wangchuk announced the end of his hunger



strike, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X, “I urge Sonam ji to follow his daily routine as advised by the doctors and regain his weight as soon as possible.”

“I pray to the Almighty that Sonam ji remains healthy,” the prime minister added.

Reading out the government’s assurances to Wangchuk in the presence of his wife Gitanjali Angmo and others at the hospital, Nadda said, “The government is positive about not registering cases against those protesting peacefully at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and those who participated in the march to Parliament on July 20, 2026.”