The chief minister noted that Wangchuk has reportedly lost around 9 kg during the fast and said it was surprising that no attempt had been made by the government to appeal to him to end the protest

The latest batch included 92 sadhus, nine sadhvis, 3,970 men, 1,124 women, five children and one transgender pilgrim. The devotees travelled in a convoy of 251 vehicles escorted by personnel from the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police