India, July 20 -- Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra on Sunday alleged that activist Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike at Jantar Mantar was politically driven. He claimed that it was organised to cause disruption ahead of Parliament's Monsoon Session rather than to address concerns over the alleged NEET paper leak.

Malhotra said the appearance of senior lawyers, including Members of Parliament Kapil Sibal and Vivek Tankha, before the Delhi High Court on

Sunday, seeking interim relief for Wangchuk, showed that the activist was acting as a "political pawn" of opposition parties rather than as an independent campaigner.

According to Malhotra, the Delhi Police action to remove Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar was carried out in line with direction...