Activist Sonam Wangchuk Refuses IV Fluids, Medication; Doctors Urge Him to Accept Treatment
Doctors say Wangchuk has low potassium and dehydration, while his wife is seeking his discharge and refusing treatment without consent.
- On Saturday, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital after completing a 20-day hunger strike, where he is refusing all medical treatment including intravenous fluids despite medical advice.
- Wangchuk began his indefinite hunger strike on June 28 at Jantar Mantar, protesting alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, a cause supported by the Cockroach Janta Party.
- Gitanjali J Angmo, Wangchuk's wife, alleged a "lack of transparency" and requested his discharge, noting his potassium level dropped from 4.3 on July 17 to 2.9 by Saturday morning, calling the decline "surprising."
- Angmo requested discharge formalities be completed to shift Wangchuk to a medical facility of the family's choice, while Safdarjung Hospital stated he is being "continuously monitored" for treatment.
- Despite his hospitalization, Angmo asserted the planned protest march to Parliament scheduled for July 20 will proceed as planned, though the hospital maintains Wangchuk requires close monitoring to restore body parameters.
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Climate activist and innovator Sonam Wangchuk has called for greater public participation in the proposed Parliament march on July 20, describing the ongoing movement as India's "second freedom movement." In a handwritten message sent from Safdarjung Hospital, where he has been under medical observation, Wangchuk called for freedom from fear and injustice, citing issues such as alleged paper leaks and his detention. He urged supporters to make t…
Sonam Wangchuk refuses treatment at hospital despite dehydration warnings; doctors flag serious complications
Activist Sonam Wangchuk has developed signs of dehydration after a hunger strike, according to Safdarjung Hospital. Doctors have recommended urgent fluid and electrolyte therapy, but Wangchuk and his family have declined the treatment so far.
Refusing Oral Fluids and IV Fluids, Sonam Wangchuk Conscious but Dehydrated: Safdarjung Hospital
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Bamba said Wangchuk was admitted to the hospital at around 7.30 am and continues to observe his fast. His vital parameters, including blood pressure, pulse rate and oxygen saturation, are stable and he is fully conscious and oriented. India News | Refusing Oral Fluids and IV Fluids, Sonam Wangchuk Conscious but Dehydrated: Safdarjung Hospital.
Hunger strike taking a toll, but Wangchuk refusing medical help: Safdarjung bulletin
The Safdarjung hospital bulletin said that a “blood gas analysis” — which is a test to analyse several blood parameters such as pH, oxygen, and carbon dioxide levels — showed that Wangchuk was in “compensated acidosis”.
Sonam Wangchuk has been brought from Jantar Mantar in Delhi to Safdarjung Hospital for medical observation. According to the hospital, he has refused treatment for now. His wife has requested that he be transferred to another hospital and that no medication or fluids be administered without permission. The hospital administration says his health is being monitored closely.
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