Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:39pm on 22 Jul 2026,Wednesday India
Climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk said he will end his 25-day indefinite hunger strike only if the Centre gives an unequivocal assurance that no punitive or retaliatory legal action will be taken against students and protesters involved in the nationwide NEET-UG 2026 paper leak movement. In a letter to Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh, who met him at Medanta Hospital, Wangchuk thanked them for discussions on compensation for families of students who died by suicide and a parliamentary debate on accountability, including consideration of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. He said he wants to return to education but cannot do so unless protesting students are protected from legal consequences.
