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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After 20 days of hunger strike in a square in New Delhi, Sonam Wangchuk, 59 years old, was hospitalized. Wangchuk, known in India for his environmental initiatives, became one of the symbols of the protest of the movement Cockroach Janta Party (Cjp), which, starting from the rampant youth unemployment, calls for reforms both of the system [...] The article India, hospitalized after 20 days of hunger strike activist Sonam Wangchuk: it is the symb…
The Indian police have forcibly sent a prominent activist from the so-called "Kakerlaken Party" to a hospital after three weeks of hunger strike.
Indian activist on hunger strike forcibly removed by police
Sonam Wangchuk, who began a hunger strike last month in solidarity with India's youth party after an examination scandal affected millions of students, was forced to go to hospital by court order due to his "deteriorating health condition".
Indian police shift Cockroach Party activist on hunger strike to hospital against his wish
Indian police on Saturday forcibly moved environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital after his health deteriorated during a weeks-long hunger strike in New Delhi. Wangchuk, a prominent activist tied to the viral, opposition Cockroach Janata Party, is seeking education reforms. His family has denounced the “lack of transparency" and trust in Indian authorities.
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