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Health of 3 AISA activists on hunger strike deteriorates as Jantar Mantar protest enters day 21

New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The health of three student activists on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here has deteriorated as their protest entered its 21st day on Saturday, organisers said, alleging that Delhi Police attempted to detain them from the protest site. The agitation, led by Sonam Wangchuk and activists of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) — Neha, Aameen, and Manish — is demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA). Delhi Police shifted Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital from the

US-based advocacy groups express solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk

Washington, July 18, (PTI) Activists from the US-based advocacy groups gathered to express solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike in New Delhi over alleged irregularities in the examination system, including the NEET. Activists from the Hindus for Human Rights and the Azadi Project gathered at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi near the Indian Embassy in Washington on Friday evening with placards carrying slogans in support of Wangchuk. The activists also raised slogans against the Indian government and demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Climate activist Wangchuk, on June 28, began an indefinite hunger

Indian police hospitalize an activist who’s on a hunger strike for education reform

NEW DELHI, July 18, 2026 (AP) — Police moved a prominent activist to hospital in New Delhi on Saturday after his health deteriorated during a 20-day hunger strike tied to India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party movement for education reform. Authorities tightened security around New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, a designated public protest ground enclosed by police barricades, where activist Sonam Wangchuk has been camped along with students and Cockroach Party activists who are demanding that the education minister resign after allegations that exam papers were leaked in advance. The 59-year-old engineer and education reformer’s strike has become a rallying point for

“Govt acted after situation went out of control”: Sharad Pawar on Sonam Wangchuk’s hospitalisation; says “Centre remained spectator”

Baramati (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday criticised the Central government for taking police action against climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and taking him to hospital, alleging that the authorities failed to handle the situation with due care and that the Centre remained a “spectator” throughout the issue. “The people responsible did not handle the situation with due care, and as a result, the future of thousands of children has been affected. The Central government has merely remained a spectator throughout this entire issue,” Pawar said. He said several Opposition leaders and

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