Sonam Wangchuk health update: Safdarjung Hospital says activist ‘stable but requires continuous monitoring’
According to Safdarjung Hospital, Wangchuk is “in a weakened condition due to prolonged starvation and dehydration.”
“Mr. Sonam Wangchuck was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital for necessary health care. He is in a weak condition due to prolonged starvation and dehydration. Although his condition is stable now, he needs constant monitoring, monitoring and treatment for his body parameters to return to normal,” Safdarjung Hospital said in a statement. he said.
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The statement came after Wangchuk was taken to Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday morning after being removed from the Jantar Mantar protest site by the Delhi Police.
Wangchuk was on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in protest against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over allegations regarding the leak of NEET papers.
Also, Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, urged doctors at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital not to give her any oral or intravenous treatment without the permission of her husband’s family and the medical team monitoring his health during his 20-day hunger strike. In a post shared on
Meanwhile, Delhi Police moved protesters away from the Jantar Mantar protest site after Wangchuk was hospitalized and a heavy deployment of personnel was seen in the area when the protesters were asked to vacate the area.
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“On the orders of the Supreme Court and expert medical advice, due to the deteriorating health condition of Sonam Wangchuk, she was shifted to the hospital for essential medical care. The protesters, while complying with the orders of the Supreme Court, attempted to create obstruction where mild mayhem ensued, but the police took maximum restraint and carried out the exercise safely,” the DCP said. he said.
DCP New Delhi Sachin Sharma later told reporters that Wangchuk was shifted to an appropriate government hospital for much-needed medical attention and was under medical supervision.
The police action came under harsh criticism from many Opposition leaders. While AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that the government was suppressing peaceful protests, Trinamool Congress leader Sagarika Ghose and Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav also condemned the action.
Meanwhile, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Founding President Abhijeet Dipke claimed that the police took Wangchuk forcibly and that he was attacked while trying to reach the protest site.
CJP Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das also claimed that Dipke was stopped by Delhi Police and lathi charges were made on students at the protest site. There has been no official response to these allegations yet.
Wangchuk was on a hunger strike, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over allegations of exam irregularities across the country, including the NEET paper leak controversy. He and his supporters had also announced that they would march to Parliament on July 20 to press for their demands.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered that Wangchuk’s health condition be monitored daily during his hunger strike, stating that “every citizen’s life is precious and government authorities should make every effort to save it.”
The court also ordered that all necessary medical interventions be carried out by consulting state physicians.
