Sonam Wangchuk's Wife Demands No Medical Treatment Without Family Consent
Delhi Police shifted the climate activist to Safdarjung Hospital after a court order as his hunger strike entered its 21st day, officials said.
- On Saturday morning, Delhi Police moved 59-year-old climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar to Safdarjung Hospital, acting under Delhi High Court orders as his 21-day hunger strike entered its final phase amid deteriorating health.
- Wangchuk began his hunger strike on June 28 demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged nationwide irregularities in NEET examinations and reported student deaths linked to the controversy.
- Wife Gitanjali J Angmo urged hospital staff not to administer treatment without family consent, while Delhi Police stated they used "maximum restraint" to safely relocate the activist during the operation.
- Opposition leaders including AAP's Manish Sisodia and Trinamool Congress's Sagarika Ghose condemned the police action as government suppression, while Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged the activist was forcibly removed and assaulted.
- Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke confirmed the group's "Chalo Sansad" march to Parliament on July 20 will proceed as planned, and announced an indefinite hunger strike in solidarity with the hospitalized activist.
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Police cited a court order and "deteriorating health condition" on Saturday when they picked up Sonam Wangchuk, who had refused to eat since June 28 in protest of alleged university exam fraud. The activist, 59, has demanded the education minister's resignation after the leak of test materials that resulted in over 2 million students being forced to retake exams. Gitanjali J Angmo, Wangchuk's wife, said that she "lost faith" in the government ho…
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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. He said both the government and the court were concerned about Wangchuk's health and that the Delhi Police had intervened with the intention of safeguarding his well-being. India News | Opposition Has Lost Ground, Now Using Wangchuk as Face: Chirag Paswan.
Sonam Wangchuk's Wife Breaks Silence On Activist's Health, 'I Will Lead July 20 March If He Can't'
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was taken away from Jantar Mantar on the 21st day of his hunger strike, which he began on June 28, 2026, in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Now, his wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, has stepped into the spotlight, declaring that she will lead the Parliament march scheduled for July 20, 2026, if her husband is unable to participate and insisting that no treatment be administered without the family's consen…
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