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I will stay alive till July 20 at any cost: Sonam Wangchuk backs Parliament march
Updated On: 17 July, 2026 03:02 PM IST | Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk vowed to continue his hunger strike until July 20, urging supporters to join a peaceful march to Parliament. Calling it a plea in the "temple of democracy", he said he would "stay alive till July 20 at any cost" and urged people to stand with the movement

Sonam Wangchuk and a medical professional on the 20th day of his indefinite hunger strike during the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest, demanding the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Friday. Pic/PTI
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday said he would continue his indefinite hunger strike until the planned Parliament march on July 20, even as doctors warned that his health had entered a critical phase after 20 days without food.
Addressing supporters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Wangchuk urged people to participate in the proposed march and present their demands in what he called the "temple of democracy."


