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Police shift fasting Indian activist to hospital against his will

Police said the transfer followed court orders and medical advice after Wangchuk lost 20% of his body weight during the hunger strike.

  • NCP president Sharad Pawar criticized the Centre for irresponsibly handling Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike protest, accusing the government of ignoring genuine student demands and acting as a bystander.
  • Sonam Wangchuk was hospitalised after 21 days on an indefinite hunger strike supporting protests against NEET exam irregularities, with his health deteriorating and police forcibly removing him from Jantar Mantar.
  • Opposition leaders condemned the police action as suppression of dissent and an attack on the right to protest, and vowed the protest would continue despite Wangchuk's hospitalisation.
  • They criticized the government's failure to engage with the activists, accusing it of authoritarianism and ignoring the core issues behind the protest.
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·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Sonam Wangchuk joined the protest of the Indian Gen Z for a reform of education and against corruption. Taken by the police to the hospital against his will. The founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) starts a hunger strike

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Indian authorities forcibly took prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk for medical treatment after his 21-day hunger strike to demand the resignation of the education minister over a leaked exam scandal.

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The Associated Press reported on Saturday that police forcibly transferred Sonam Wangchuk of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) to a hospital in New Delhi. The activist has been on a hunger strike for nearly three weeks, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, amid allegations of irregularities and the leaking of exam papers. Delhi Police said Wangchuk was taken to the hospital after his health deteriorated, in accordan…

The Indian authorities forcibly evacuated, on Saturday 18 July, environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for 20 days in support of the Parti des Cafards, a student movement born after massive frauds on national examinations. His relatives denounce a political arrest disguised as a medical emergency.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The Wire broke the news in New Delhi, India on Friday, July 17, 2026.
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