"He Is Still On Hunger Strike": Sonam Wangchuk's Wife To NDTV After His Hospitalisation

Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was set to lead a protest march to parliament on Monday, was taken away from the site of his indefinite fast in Jantar Mantar by Delhi Police early Saturday and shifted to Safdarjung Hospital. His wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, told NDTV that they will go to a "third party" to get his tests done.

She also said that Wangchuk, 59, is still on hunger strike.

"He is still on hunger strike, not taking any fluids - just water and salt. Safdarjung Hospital is saying that his potassium levels have dropped very low; it cannot be. We are going to get a third-party test done," she said.

Angmo said that they are waiting to complete discharge formalities so that they can take Wangchuk either home or to a hospital they trust.

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She had warned the hospital not to administer anything orally or intravenously to Wangchuk without her consent.

"I am at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi where @Wangchuk66 has been admitted. Nothing should be administered to him orally or intravenous without consent from me, his family and his doctors who have been monitoring his health for the past 20 days," she wrote in a post on X.

She also alleged that the administration and the police are not sharing any medical records of her husband, nor are they allowing her to take phones inside the hospital room where Wangchuk is kept under observation.

Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over an alleged NEET paper leak, appeared fine on Friday, she said, questioning the need to hospitalise her husband.

The Delhi Police maintains that Wangchuk, who has been on a fast for 20 days, was shifted to the hospital for "essential medical care" following expert medical advice and in compliance with the Delhi High Court's orders.

The police also appealed to the protesters to end their agitation, saying, "We request the protesters at Jantar Mantar to peacefully vacate the place at the earliest."

On Friday, Wangchuk had urged people to ensure a massive turnout for the Cockroach Janta Party's proposed march to parliament on July 20, when the Monsoon Session begins.

"I am weak from the outside but very strong inside. I am sure all of you are strong from the inside and outside too. We need this energy for July 20, when we will take out a peaceful march to parliament. We will go together and present our plea in the temple of democracy," he had said addressing supporters.

"I will stay alive till July 20 at any cost. If you don't come and July 20 is not successful, I will come back as a ghost," he said in a lighter vein.

Doctors had warned that the activist's condition had entered a critical stage due to the prolonged fast.

Wangchuk, who lost 9 kgs over the last 20 days, refused to call off the fast, saying that ending it without any response from the government would send a wrong signal.