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On July 18, the 21st day of his hunger strike over the NEET-UG paper leak, Delhi Police removed Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar and admitted him to Safdarjung Hospital. He was described as weak but stable, and had refused IV fluids and medication.
For more than six weeks the Opposition has demanded Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the NEET-UG paper leak. A Gen Z-led protest and a hunger strike have widened it from a Parliament issue into a street movement.
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