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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