India: Police move activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on court orders
New Delhi's police have asked people to vacate the Jantar Mantar site where Wangchuk, students and supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party have been camping
New Delhi's police have asked people to vacate the Jantar Mantar site where Wangchuk, students and supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party have been camping in protest of the education minister. Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk, who began the 21st day of an indefinite hunger strike in the national capital on Saturday, was picked up by police and reportedly transferred to a hospital.
"As per orders of Hon’ble High Court and on expert medical advise due to the deteriorating health condition of Sh. Sonam Wangchuk, he has been shifted to the hospital for essential medical care," the New Delhi deputy commissioner of police posted on X. The post alleged that protesters on site "tried to create obstruction, in which slight commotion ensued," but authorities exercised "maximum restrain and undertook the exercise safely." They have now "requested" protesters camping at the historical site of Jantar Mantar to vacate the grounds.
This comes as a planned march from Jantar Mantar in central New Delhi to the Indian Parliament gained traction on social media. Protesters and students
have been demanding the resignation of Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over an entrance exam scandal. More to come...
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