Sonam Wangchuk shifted to Safdarjung Hospital on 21st day of hunger strike

New Delhi (Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on the 21st day of a hunger strike, was shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi by Delhi Police on Saturday (July 18, 2026) citing his deteriorating health condition.

Mr. Wangchuk along with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has been demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG exam paper leak controversy.

Mr. Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J. Angmo said she was at the Safdarjung hospital in Delhi where the activist has been admitted. “Nothing should be administered to him orally or intravenous without take consent from me, his family and his doctors who have been monitoring his health for the past 20 days,” Ms. Gitanjali said.

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke addressed protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar after being released from detention. “This antic by the RSS goons, of carrying Sonam-ji out... if they think this will end the protest, it won’t. We will stay right here. And we will march to Parliament from right here on July 20,” Mr. Dipke told the students.

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday (July 18, 2026) announced an indefinite hunger strike, shortley after educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to Safdarjung hospital as his hunger strike entered day 21. New Delhi DCP’s office said that Mr. Wangchuk has been shifted to the hospital for ‘essential medical care’ as per the orders of the Delhi High Court and on expert medical advise due to his deteriorating health condition