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.
- Activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly taken to a hospital in Delhi after 20 days on a hunger strike demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over exam paper leaks, due to his deteriorating health and under Delhi High Court orders and medical advice.
- Delhi Police acted on directives from the Delhi High Court, which mandated daily medical checks on Wangchuk and authorized medical intervention to protect his life during the hunger strike.
- The protest at Jantar Mantar, led by the Cockroach Janta Party, has drawn political support and plans a march to Parliament on July 20 to press for education reforms and the minister's resignation.
- Wangchuk's family urged hospital staff not to administer treatments without their consent, while police asked protesters to leave peacefully amid security enforcement.
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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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