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Indian court declines to order activist Wangchuk’s discharge from state-run hospital​

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Cockroach Janta Party head Abhijeet Dipke holding a picture of Sonam Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike to demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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Published Jul 19, 2026, 01:36 PM
Updated Jul 19, 2026, 10:11 PM


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NEW DELHI – Indian authorities were right to move hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to a government hospital because he had not admitted himself despite his deteriorating health, a court said on July 19, declining to order his immediate discharge.

The Delhi High Court said the government’s decision to move Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital against his wishes was not arbitrary. It ordered a status report to be filed before the next hearing scheduled for July 24.

Wangchuk, 59, had been fasting since June 28 in solidarity with India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which was formed by young Indians and is demanding that federal Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan step down over exam paper leaks in May that affected millions of students.