NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk along with his supporters continued their fast for the 15th day on Sunday.
Several others who wanted to join the group for a ‘maun vrat’ (vow of silence) were not allowed to assemble and were detained by the Delhi Police.
Heavy barricading was done around Delhi’s Ladakh Bhawan where the activist is sitting on an indefinite fast.
Wangchuk, in a post on X, said it is a “maun vrat’ and not a protest. “Please understand. It’s a moun vrat not a protest call,” Wangchuk said in his post.
“It’s sad to see that our call for a silent fast or Moun Vrat this Sunday has been presented as a Protest Call by some elements. Please understand we are calling for a peaceful upvaas in support of our own future,” he said.
“On this eco-upvaas please abstain not only from food but also from mindless consumerism. Please use minimum electricity, water, machines, plastic etc,” he added.
The activist had called upon people to observe a day long fast on Sunday, where they give up on consumerism to save the environment.
Wangchuk also urged people in Delhi to join him at Ladakh Bhawan on Sunday for a ‘maun vrat’ for saving Himalayas and the environment.