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Educator Sonam Wangchuk has lost significant weight during his hunger strike. His health is deteriorating as the protest enters its sixteenth day. The Cockroach Janta Party urges…

Wangchuk has lost 8.2 kg since his indefinite hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar began. | India News