CJP founder Abhijeet Dipike has said that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has refused to end his indefinite hunger strike despite suffering muscle loss and “immense pain”.

In a worrying update from CJP founder Abhijeet Dipike, activist Sonam Wangchuk has refused to end his indefinite hunger strike despite suffering muscle loss and “immense pain”. He is firm in refusing to end fast without dialogue to be initiated by the government. Cockroach Janta Party  said on Tuesday as his fast entered the 17th day and the outfit’s agitation completed 25 days.

According to the health bulletin issued by the outfit, Wangchuk has lost 8.5 kg since beginning the fast, and his blood pressure was recorded at 109/70 mm Hg.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said Wangchuk has been losing muscle mass and was in “immense pain”.

“He has started losing muscle mass and is in immense pain. Like everyone else, I begged him to end his fast. He calmly replied, ‘Don’t ask me to end my fast. Ask the government why they won’t even have a dialogue,'” Dipke said in a post on X.Dipke further said that Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal telephoned him to enquire about Wangchuk’s health and expressed deep concern over his condition.

Meanwhile, the calls for climate Wangchuk to call off his indefinite hunger strike grew on Tuesday as Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke shared an update on his health. Taking to X, Dipke said Wangchuk has started to lose muscle mass and is in immense pain.

Dipke shared a brief conversation he had with Wangchuk where he urged him to call off his hunger strike. “He has started losing muscle mass and is in immense pain. Like everyone else, I begged him to end his fast. He calmly replied, “Don’t ask me to end my fast. Ask the government why they won’t even have a dialogue.”

“At a time like this, every voice that stands for dialogue and democracy matters. I sincerely thank Arvind sir for extending his support to CJP’s protest and to our March to Parliament on July 20,” he said.In another post, Dipke shared that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray had also spoken to him and expressed concern over Wangchuk’s rapidly deteriorating health.

Thackeray appealed to Wangchuk to end his hunger strike, saying his well-being was of utmost importance, and extended support to the CJP’s proposed march to Parliament on July 20, Dipke said.AISA activist Deepak, who was admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Monday after his health deteriorated during the indefinite hunger strike, was discharged on Tuesday morning.