Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike after 26 days; CJP's Abhijeet Dipke says protest would continue
CJP convener Abhijeet Dipke welcomed Wangchuk’s decision to end his fast but added that their protest demanding Pradhan’s resignation will continue.
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk broke his hunger strike shortly after midnight on Friday in the presence of Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. In an open letter and video on Wednesday, the activist had said he was ready to break his fast if the government gave him assurances on key demands.
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“Just now in the presence of Union Ministers Sh. JP Nadda, Dr. Jitendra Singh and the senior leaders of Apex Body of Leh Ladakh, I finally broke my fast after 26 days... This was done after long negotiations on various conditions and in view of possible violence in the country. I will explain the conditions in detail in a separate video very soon,” Wangchuk posted on X.
"We have noticed that misinformation is being circulated on various social media platforms. So far, we have identified over 480 Pakistani social media handles that are taking advantage of the current situation to spread rumours. We are getting these handles blocked. These are the same handles that were active during Operation Sindoor," the officer said, adding that Pakistan-based social media handles were taking advantage of the prevailing situation to circulate rumours, fake posts and edited videos with the intent of instigating people, particularly students.
Wangchuk, whose hunger strike was nearing a month, had started fasting to support 'student' protesters demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged paper leak scams.
“Just now in the presence of Union Ministers Sh. JP Nadda, Dr. Jitendra Singh and the senior leaders of Apex Body of Leh Ladakh, I finally broke my fast after 26 days... This was done after long negotiations on various conditions and in view of possible violence in the country. I will explain the conditions in detail in a separate video very soon,” Wangchuk posted on X.
END OF HUNGER... BEGINNING OF ACCOUNTABILITY...!
— Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) July 24, 2026
Sonam Wangchuk ends his fast after 26 days upon getting assurance from the government and members of parliament of all political parties that the issue of accountability in the failing examination system will be discussed on the… pic.twitter.com/0C9YX5VlsL
In an open letter and video on Wednesday, the activist had said he was ready to break his fast if the government gave him assurances on key demands, including no legal action against agitators who mounted a massive protest that rocked Delhi earlier this week.
CJP convener Abhijeet Dipke welcomed Wangchuk’s decision to end his fast but added that their protest demanding Pradhan’s resignation will continue. “We are relieved and grateful that Sonam sir has ended his hunger strike after 26 days... The Cockroach Janta Party’s peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar will continue until Dharmendra Pradhan resigns,” he posted on X.
VIDEO | Delhi: “Won't leave Jantar Mantar till Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns”, says CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 24, 2026
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/B4l0Xi5HxK
Earlier, the Delhi Police banned around 480 social media handles, including around 400 Twitter IDs and around 100 Instagram IDs, that were actively spreading fake news and misinformation amid the ongoing chaos at Delhi's Jantar Mantar led by the Cockroach Janata Party. The Police said that these are the same handles that were also active in spreading fake news during Operation Sindoor.
"We have noticed that misinformation is being circulated on various social media platforms. So far, we have identified over 480 Pakistani social media handles that are taking advantage of the current situation to spread rumours. We are getting these handles blocked. These are the same handles that were active during Operation Sindoor," the officer said, adding that Pakistan-based social media handles were taking advantage of the prevailing situation to circulate rumours, fake posts and edited videos with the intent of instigating people, particularly students.