Sonam Wangchuk calls off 21-day hunger strike in Ladakh

Sonam Wangchuk, real-life ‘Phunsukh Wangdu,’ and innovator whose life inspired the 3 Idiots movie has ended his 21-day long hunger strike but promised to resume the hunger strike again after a few days.

“I will continue to fight for constitutional safeguards for Ladakh and people’s political rights,: he said.

Wangdu was on ‘climate fast’ in sub-zero temperatures since March 6, a day after talks between joint representatives of Leh-based Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which are jointly spearheading the agitation to demand statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule, and the central government hit a deadlock.

The Sixth Schedule contains provisions related to the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram through autonomous district councils.

Wangdu survived on salt and water for 21 days and was joined by hundreds of people who slept in open and under freezing conditions in Leh. During the last few days, people from Kargil have been also fasting.

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