Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike as Union Minister JP Nadda meets protestors

Sonam Wangchuk ended his 23-day-long hunger strike on Monday after Union Minister JP Nadda met the protestors. Wangchuk was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital on July 18 following concerns over his deteriorating health, including dehydration, low potassium levels and rising ketone levels.

Earlier in the day, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), also ended his indefinite hunger strike after being persuaded by the father of a NEET aspirant who allegedly died by suicide. Dipke had begun his fast on July 18 after Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital. He called off the protest following Wangchuk’s appeal and the intervention of the bereaved father, while reiterating that the movement for education reforms would continue.

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