How Sonam Wangchuk’s father broke his 1984 fast after PM Indira Gandhi met him
Sonam Wangyal, a former minister and activist, ended his 1984 hunger strike after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assured him of granting Scheduled Tribe status for Ladakh. Gandhi's visit to Leh included a promise to address his demands, although she was assassinated later that year. Currently, Sonam Wangchuk, Wangyal's son, is on a hunger strike in Delhi, continuing his father's legacy while protesting against the NEET paper leak and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.