Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:36am on 14 Jul 2026,Tuesday India
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's health has deteriorated as his indefinite hunger strike entered its 17th day, prompting growing appeals for him to end the fast. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke said Wangchuk has started losing muscle mass and is in severe pain. Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, writer Arundhati Roy, actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, along with several other public figures, urged him to call off the strike while continuing the campaign for education reforms and accountability. Wangchuk, however, said the government should engage in dialogue instead of asking him to end his protest.
