Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was released on Wednesday after nearly 36 hours in detention. He stated that the Union Home Ministry has assured him of a meeting with either Prime Minister Narendra Modi or President Ram Nath Kovind to address his concerns.

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his fast after he and his over 150 supporters from Ladakh were released from detention in Delhi. Wangchuk and other Ladakhis were detained at the Singhu border for "violating prohibitory orders",

Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained by the Delhi Police, has been released from Bawana Police Station on Wednesday (October 2, 2024). A team of Delhi Police escorted him to Rajghat where he is expected to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Following his release, Wangchuk paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial Rajghat on Wednesday evening. The group gave a memorandum to the government listing their demands, and have been assured of a meeting with top leadership soon,

Sonam Wangchuk said despite facing difficulties due to detention in Delhi, they were glad their message of environmental conservation reached more people.

Sonam Wangchuk and 150 protestors from Ladakh, detained during their 'Delhi Chalo Padyatra,' are on an indefinite fast, protesting their rights being "trampled" on Gandhi Jayanti. They demand Ladakh's statehood and constitutional inclusion.

Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist and education reformer, was released after being detained by Delhi Police for nearly 48 hours. He and 173 others were on a peaceful march to Delhi advocating for Ladakh's inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.