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CJP founder Abhijit Dipke begins indefinite hunger strike after Wangchuk shifted to hospital

New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke on Saturday announced that he was beginning an indefinite hunger strike shortly after activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted by Delhi Police to Safdarjung Hospital from the Jantar Mantar protest site. ‘I am starting an indefinite hunger strike beginning right now,’ Dipke said in a post on X. I am starting an indefinite hunger strike beginning right now. — Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) July 18, 2026 Wangchuk was shifted to the hospital early Saturday, with the police citing medical advice and directions of the Delhi high court, after his health

Delhi police begins removing protestors at Jantar Mantar after Sonam Wangchuk taken to hospital

New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Delhi police on Saturday began removing protestors at Jantar Mantar after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was taken to a hospital on the 21st day of his hunger strike. He has been demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after the NEET paper leak fiasco. A heavy deployment of Delhi Police personnel was seen at the protest site as the protesters were asked to vacate the area. In a post shared on X, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) New Delhi Sachin Sharma said Wangchuk was shifted to the hospital in compliance with the

Sonam Wangchuk’s wife says no treatment should be administered to him without her consent

New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Delhi Police has shifted activist Sonam Wangchuk to the Safdarjung Hospital, his wife Gitanjali J Angmo said on Saturday and asserted that no medical treatment should be administered to the activist without her consent. Wangchuk was shifted from the Jantar Mantar protest site early Saturday, the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike. “He is at Safdarjung Hospital. I forbid them from administering anything without my consent. No treatment should start without my consent. I hold everybody accountable if anything happens,” Angmo told PTI. I am at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi where @Wangchuk66 has

India moves fasting activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital, police say

NEW DELHI, July 18 (Reuters) – Authorities in India’s capital Delhi have moved fasting social activist Sonam Wangchuk ​to hospital after his condition worsened on the 21st day of ‌a hunger strike he launched to demand the resignation of the federal education minister. Wangchuk, 59, has been fasting since June 28 in solidarity with India’s youth Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which is ​demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan step down over exam paper leaks ​in May that affected millions of students. Police in Delhi said Wangchuk ⁠was moved to a hospital “for essential medical care” on court orders after his ​health

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