New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday urged supporters of the ongoing students' movement to remain peaceful, saying he was pained by reports that "anti-social elements" were trying to provoke violence elsewhere while the protest at Jantar Mantar remained "peaceful".
Marking the 26th day of his indefinite hunger strike, Wangchuk said in a post on X, "Peace and only peace is my way."
"While at Jantar Mantar the protests remain peaceful, I'm pained to learn that elsewhere some antisocial elements are taking advantage of the peaceful protests to provoke violence," he said.
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"No matter what the other side does our response must only be flowers. Please keep this tradition at all costs," Wangchuk added.
His appeal came days after the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march, during which the Delhi Police stopped thousands of protesters from marching towards Parliament by using tear gas and baton charges. Protesters have also alleged the use of pellet guns and tasers.
