2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 24, 2026 01:16 AM IST
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday night ended 26-day long indefinite fast. This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his government would bring a tough law to deal with offenders, while expressing solidarity with those who have been impacted.
Against the backdrop of the protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, which has shown no signs of abating, the PM, in a late-night video address, underlined that the draft of the law is ready and will be passed by the Union Cabinet.
In a post on X, Sonam said, “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 the fast. This was done after a long negotiation 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. Meanwhile I urge you all to stay very vigillant about not allowing violence of any kind anywhere.”
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