Goa, July 16 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday voiced support for educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar for 19 days. Expressing concern over Wangchuk's declining health, Omar urged the Centre to intervene and appeal to him to end his fast, saying politics should leave space for compassion and humanity.

Speaking to reporters, Omar said he was surprised that the Centre had not engaged with Wangchuk despite reports of his deteriorating condition. Drawing a comparison with Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement during the UPA government led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Omar noted that ministers had then held discussions with H...