Wangchuk to be discharged from hospital on Monday after CJP ends 36-day protest
Sonam Wangchuk Protest ends after Pradhan's resignation Poll Vote & Share your view What do you think of Sonam Wangchuk methods of activism? Inspiring and
Sonam Wangchuk Protest ends after Pradhan's resignation Poll Vote & Share your view What do you think of Sonam Wangchuk methods of activism? Inspiring and necessary Radical and unnecessary 3k+ users shared opinion today 5k+ users already voted today 3k+ users shared opinion today Share Opinion NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk will be discharged from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday after recovering from a 26-day indefinite fast in support of students protesting alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, his team said.Wangchuk is expected to be discharged at around 11.30 am.
Before returning to his home in Ladakh, he will visit Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi. He had also paid tribute at Rajghat on June 28 before joining the agitation at Jantar Mantar.The activist joined the protest on June 28 and remained on an indefinite fast for 26 days. On July 18, he was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital, where he alleged that he was being kept in detention.Following an
order of the Delhi high court, he was later transferred to Medanta Hospital for treatment.The 36-day agitation, led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), concluded on Saturday after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as education minister from the Union council of ministers. The protest, which began on June 20, demanded accountability over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and reforms to the examination system.The CJP announced the withdrawal of its agitation in "good
faith" after Pradhan stepped down and the organisation received assurances from the Centre on its other demands.Pradhan had said he submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the interest of students and to ensure that the ongoing protests were not exploited by "anti-national forces." Following his resignation, President Droupadi Murmu assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Education to Union minister Pralhad Joshi, who has since assumed office.
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