'I will end fast if Centre assures no action against protesters', says Wangchuk on Day 25 of hunger strike

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike over the NEET paper leak and demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on Wednesday laid out his demands to end his indefinite fast in a letter to the Centre. The development comes after Union minister JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met Wangchuk at the Medanta hospital in Gurugram on Tuesday. 

Wangchuk thanked the ministers for visiting him in the hospital and urging him to break his fast while pressing for concrete government commitments on student welfare and accountability.

He noted that during their discussion, the ministers assured him that the government would positively consider two key demands --

. "Adequate compensation for the families of students who committed suicide following



the examination paper leak."

. "A meaningful discussion in Parliament to ensure accountability, including consideration of the resignation of the Education Minister," Wangchuk wrote in the letter.

He conveyed the same message in a video released later in the day from the hospital on Day 25 of his hunger strike. Titled Main Abhi bhi Zinda Hoon (I'm still alive), Wangchuk is heard speaking about his health condition and that he has lost around 20 kg of weight.

Speaking about the July 20 "Chalo Sansad" and the police lathicharge on protesters, Wangchuk said the protest remains "very peaceful despite the atrocities and disproportionate use of force by the police".  "The entire nation and the world witnessed their patience and commitment to democratic protest," he added.