Indian police hospitalised an activist after a 20-day hunger strike
They publishedIndian police forcibly hospitalise activist after 20-day hunger strike
18 Jul, 04:37ZIndian activist linked to the Cockroach Party was moved to a hospital after a 20-day hunger strike.
First reportBBC · 18 Jul, 03:54Z
Latest reportAl Jazeera · 18 Jul, 10:48Z
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Why it matters
What
Indian police removed activist Sonam Wangchuk, 59, from Jantar Mantar in New Delhi after a 20-day hunger strike and hospitalized him.
Why
Police said his health deteriorated as the strike protested alleged corruption in India’s exam system and demanded Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
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Follow for updates on Wangchuk’s condition and responses to claims by Abhijeet Dipke and Gitanjali J Angmo about forced removal without consent.
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Summary
- Sonam Wangchuk, 59, was on hunger strike in Delhi for 20 days at protest site.
- Police and paramilitary personnel swooped in around 07:30 local time on Saturday, removing Wangchuk from stage.
- Wangchuk consumed only salt and water, losing more than 9kg and reporting severe pain.
- A Delhi High Court order required health monitoring, leading officials to move him to a government hospital.
- CJP protests seek educational reforms and Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation after exam cancellations and paper leaks.
Summary
- Delhi police forcibly moved activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital after 20 days of hunger strike.
- Wangchuk, 59, has fasted since 28 June to protest irregularities in India’s examination system.
- He demanded resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations for medicine study.
- A Delhi high court ordered daily monitoring by government doctors after a petition warned he might not survive.
- Students and the Cockroach Janta party supported Wangchuk at Jantar Mantar during his hunger strike protests.
Summary
- Police forcibly transferred activist Sonam Wangchuk to a hospital in New Delhi on Saturday.
- His health deteriorated during a 20-day hunger strike for education reform tied to Cockroach Janta Party.
- Security was tightened around Jantar Mantar as protesters demanded Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
- The movement follows alleged exam paper leaks and seeks reforms plus compensation for student suicide victims.
- Cockroach Party founder Abhijeet Dipke began a hunger strike and vowed a Monday Parliament march.
Summary
- Police removed Sonam Wangchuk, 59, from Jantar Mantar in New Delhi after 20 days of fasting.
- They said his health was deteriorating from a hunger strike over alleged corruption in India’s exam system.
- Wangchuk’s fast began June 28 and focused on demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
- The Cockroach Janta Party formed in May after a Supreme Court chief justice compared unemployed youth to “cockroaches”.
- Abhijeet Dipke and Gitanjali J Angmo said the government’s actions involved forced removal without consent.