On 26th of March, engineer turned education reformer Sonam Wangchuk, who was on fast over several demands, ended his 21-day ‘Climate Fast’. Hundreds of people joined Wangchuk in Leh as he ended his fast. The climate activist and his supporters have demanded statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The educator accused the BJP government of backtracking from its promise of extending safeguards guaranteed under the sixth schedule of the Constitution to Ladakh. On tuesday, 26th of March ending his fast, Sonam Wangchuk reminded the people ballot power and urged them to use it very carefully in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is in Assam as part of his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, on January 23 dismissed that there is no “Ram wave” in the country, while addressing a Press Conference in Hajo, Assam. This statement came a day after the historic ‘Pran Pratishtha’  event at Ayodhya Ram Mandir that happened on January 22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spearheaded the temple’s inauguration ceremony. Rahul Gandhi is currently on his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Assam. A clash broke out in Assam’s Guwahati on January 22 during Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Congress workers were seen breaking the police barricades while Rahul Gandhi was standing atop a bus.