Protest Hospitalisation of Sonam Wangchuk Raises Consent Issue

Wangchuk had been on a 20‑day hunger strike at Jantar‑Mantar, protesting the demand for the resignation of the central education minister over a recent exam‑paper leak. Police intervened on Saturday, moving him from the protest site to Safdarjung Hospital amid a crowd of BJP supporters and ordinary citizens chanting slogans. While being transferred, the activist reported that Delhi police physically dragged him, and the incident sparked further accusations of police brutality. The family’s consent demand adds a legal dimension to the already tense political showdown.