Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ends fast after Centre says talks with Ladakh bodies to resume

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite fast on Monday after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs assured him that talks would be resumed with representatives from Ladakh in December on a set of demands to protect the Union territory under constitutional provisions.

Wangchuk began his fast on October 6 at the Ladakh Bhawan in Delhi after he and other activists were denied permission to hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar on their demands.

The group have been demanding statehood for Ladakh, its inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, job reservation for locals and two Lok Sabha and one Rajya Sabha seats for the region.