Devendra Mahto, student leader on hunger strike in Jharkhand, drinks water on call with Wangchuk | Watch
After his call with Sonam Wangchuk, Mahto told reporters that he will only consume water and salt till the government listens to the protesters.
Amid protests against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk urged student leader Devendra Nath Mahto to drink water on Wednesday. Mahto, who began an indefinite hunger strike on August 2, listened and drank water on the third day of his fast. Wangchuk warned that giving up water on top of a hunger strike is like suicide, but Mahto said he would continue to fast until the government listened to the protesters.
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