Sonam Wangchuk ended his 16-day hunger strike on October 21. After ending his hunger strike, Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk expressed gratitude to the people who supported the strike and expressed hope that positive talks would continue.
MHA officials today met climate activist Sonam Wangchuk with a proposal of dates to hold talks on his demands regarding Ladakh.
Sonam Wangchuk continues fast seeking constitutional protection under the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh’s fragile ecosystem.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, along with Ladakhis, was released from detention after a peaceful Delhi protest seeking constitutional protection under the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh’s fragile ecosystem. Wangchuk ended his fast and confirmed that a memorandum had been submitted to the government.
Sonam Wangchuk Released by Delhi Police on Gandhi Jayanti
On Gandhi Jayanti, Wangchuk continues an indefinite fast demanding Ladakh’s statehood and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule, as protestors call for justice and their democratic rights.
The development comes after Wangchuk and several others were detained at the Delhi border while marching to the capital to demand Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh.
The padyatra led by Leh Apex Body which, along with the Kargil Democratic Alliance held to press the demand for statehood for Ladakh, its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, early recruitment process along with a public service commission for Ladakh, and separate Lok Sabha seats.
Sonam Wangchuk was on the 'Delhi Chalo Padyatra', which was organised by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) regarding their demands for the Sixth Schedule.
According to an order issued from the Delhi Police Headquarters, Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora has directed to impose the section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in the districts of New Delhi, North and Central and all police stations jurisdiction sharing the borders with other states.
Sonam Wangchuk, an environmental activist from Ladakh, along with 150 protesters, were detained by the Delhi Police at the Singhu Border.
Climate activist Soman Wangchuk is set to start a 28-day fast from August 15, when the country will celebrate its 78th Independence Day. Earlier in March, he held a fast for 21 days demanding statehood and other rights for Ladakh.
The renowned education reformist said the end of the hunger strike is the beginning of a new phase of the ongoing agitation.
Sonam Wangchuk, a key campaigner for constitutional safeguards for Ladakh, said they would launch a fast unto death from February 19 to press their demands and that details of participation of local residents in the agitation were being worked out.
Wangchuk is a prominent engineer whose life inspired a character in the Bollywood blockbuster “3 Idiots”.
Ladakh protest: Engineer and innovator Sonam Wangchuk held a 5-day-long protest at -20 to -40 degrees Celsius at 18,380 feet high altitude for an extension of the sixth schedule of the Constitution and environmental protection.
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