'Will end fast if...': Sonam Wangchuk announces big terms ahead of CJP Parliament march today

'Will end fast if...': Sonam Wangchuk announces big terms ahead of CJP Parliament march today

Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday said he would end his indefinite hunger strike on July 20 if the government accepted responsibility for recent failures in the education system or if MPs assured him that the issue would be raised in Parliament. He is on day 23 of his fast.Sonam Wangchuk, on day 23 of his hunger strike, has laid out 3 conditions for ending his fast. (@Wangchuk66/X)In a handwritten note from Safdarjung Hospital, where he was forcefully hospitalised, Wangchuk outlined three conditions under which he would call off his fast. He alleged being held under "illegal detention" at the hospital."Dear friends & supporters, many of you have asked when will I end fast. As mentioned earlier to supporters, I will end my fast on 20th July..." Wangchuk wrote.ALSO READ | CJP's ‘Sansad Chalo’: What to expect on Monday as protesters set for Parliament march, police say no permissionHe said he would end the fast if the government took accountability for recent failures in the education system, including paper leaks, or if Members of Parliament and leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) reach Parliament and political parties assure that they will take up the issue in Parliament.He added that if his health or other factors prevented him from continuing, he would also end the fast if MPs and leaders of different parties visited him in hospital and gave the same assurance.The note, dated July 19, concluded, "From the illegal detention at Safdarjung Hospital, where my freedom of movement, speech and communication are restricted."

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