Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike since June 28, was taken away from the protest site at Jantar Mantar on Saturday morning, with the Delhi Police saying he had been shifted to hospital for “essential medical care” in compliance with a High Court order.The activist’s wife Gitanjali Angmo said in a social media post that Wangchuk had been admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital.Wangchuk’s fast, which is part of a protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged mismanagement of competitive examinations, entered its 21st day on Saturday.Chaos at Jantar Mantar after Delhi Police forcibly removes Sonam Wangchuk from the protest site. Activists from the All India Students’ Association vow to continue their hunger strike. Cockroach Janta Party chief says protest will continue.Credit: CPI(ML) Liberation pic.twitter.com/JpxYAxZ8Ef— Scroll.in (@scroll_in) July 18, 2026
Four members of the All India Students’ Association – Neha Bora, Manish Kumar, Aameen Amitosh and Hamad – continued their hunger strike after Wangchuk was taken away from the protest site. Protesters formed a human chain to prevent the police from forcibly removing them.Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, who had been allegedly stopped by the police from returning to the protest site late at night, reached Jantar Mantar on Saturday morning and announced that he would begin an indefinite hunger strike.He also called for nationwide peaceful protests.“We need to send a message that the people won’t accept this kind of dictatorship,” he said in a video shared by the political campaign.AISA activists Neha, Aameen, Manish and Hamad are continuing their hunger strike on 21st day at Jantar Mantar declares Ashutosh Ranka, CJP spokesperson.Credit: CPI(ML) Liberation pic.twitter.com/UvNm0RJinR— Scroll.in (@scroll_in) July 18, 2026
