HC to hear plea seeking orders to hospitalise wangchuk today
New Delhi, July 16 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday listed a petition seeking directions to hospitalise activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for 17 days, and force-feed him, for hearing on Thursday.
Wangchuk's strike is part of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)'s protest demanding Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the alleged irregularities in the examination system.
Advocate Rakesh Kumar Saini moved the court, saying that Wangchuk's health has deteriorated significantly and he has lost 8.5 kg. He said his life could be at risk within the next two days if the fast continues. Opposition leaders and over 1,800 members of civil society, including academics, artists and activists such as Naseeruddin Shah, Arundhati Roy, Nivedita Menon and Jean Dreze wrote a letter on Tuesday, urging Wangchuk to end his hunger strike....
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