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New Delhi: Sonam Wangchuk, the climate activist who joined the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, ended his fast late Thursday (July 23) night. He drank from a cup offered by BJP leader and Union ministers J.P. Nadda and Dr Jitendra Singh.

Wangchuk cited “a long negotiation on various conditions and in view of possible violence in the country” as explanations for breaking his fast and promised more detail later. Senior leaders of Apex Body of Leh Ladakh were present as he broke fast.

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. Earlier 65 members of parliament from different political parties had visited or signed letters urging me to break… pic.twitter.com/lgRgNbiKVM — Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) July 23, 2026

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. Earlier 65 members of parliament from different political parties had visited or signed letters urging me to break… pic.twitter.com/lgRgNbiKVM

— Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) July 23, 2026

A short while earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a video statement in which he said several steps had been taken by his government, including “catching the criminals” behind........

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