Archive · 6 Aug 2026

Sonam Wangchuk says Rahul Gandhi refused to break his fast

Sonam Wangchuk says Rahul Gandhi refused to break his fast

There was a big problem in India when students who took a medical exam called NEET were very upset about a paper leak.

A man named Sonam Wangchuk, who helps build schools and cares about the environment, decided to help the students.

He sat at a place called Jantar Mantar and stopped eating food for 26 days to ask leaders to fix the problem.

He asked a famous leader named Rahul Gandhi to come and help him end his fast.

Sonam's wife also asked Rahul Gandhi for help, but they did not get a good answer.

In the end, Sonam stopped his fast at a hospital, with two government ministers next to him.

While that was happening, Rahul Gandhi held his own protest near the Prime Minister's house.

Some people think Rahul Gandhi should have helped Sonam end the fast together.

Others think Rahul Gandhi wanted to run his own protest to get more attention.

The whole story is about how leaders decide to work together or do their own thing during a protest.

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