Sonam Wangchuk: Indian activist forcibly hospitalized for 20 days on hunger strike.

Indian activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly removed from a protest site where she had been on hunger strike in Delhi for the past 20 days.

The 59-year-old was protesting in support of the Kokrok Janta Party (CJP), an online satirical movement seeking education reforms. The protesters planned to march to the Indian Parliament on Monday.

CJP founder Abhijeet Deepke told the BBC that he had gone to a friend’s house in the morning to refresh his friends when the police refused to come and go.

Wangchuck was on hunger strike and ate nothing but salt and water that summer. He had. Lost more than 9 kg And he was in a lot of pain.

Videos from the scene of the rally on Saturday show chaos erupting at around 7:30pm (02:00 GMT); Dozens of policemen and members of the Defense Forces entered the platform where the activist was sleeping. Opponents who tried to stop Pushed away.

They covered it with a bed curtain before removing it from the stage. Minutes later an ambulance was seen speeding away.

Deepke, who was by Wangchuk’s side throughout the protest, said he was not told where Wangchuk was taken.

A senior police official told reporters that Wangchuk had moved “in compliance with a court order and based on health conditions and medical advice.”

Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma said, “Sonam Wangchuk has been shifted to a government hospital for the required medical intervention and is currently under medical supervision.”

It refers to a Delhi High Court order from Thursday Requesting the federal government to regularly monitor Wangchuk’s health and provide necessary treatment if necessary.

Wangchuck has refused to call off his hunger strike despite repeated calls to end it indefinitely. Despite his poor health, he has been promising to participate in Monday’s march to Parliament.

“I am weak on the outside but strong on the inside,” Wangchuck told the crowd at the protest site, the 300-year-old Jantar Mantar, a few days ago. His statement was met with cheers and applause.

“Let’s march together peacefully to Parliament and present our petition at the altar of democracy,” he said.

The activist then joked that if he died before the march, “his spirit would join the march.”

It is not clear whether the CJP will still try to march to Parliament, but it is unlikely that the activist will participate.

Launched in May, CJP is an online satirical movement protesting paper leaks and other irregularities in India’s top exams and has gained a large following on social media.

Protesters who call themselves cockroaches have been protesting for a month. Members of some student organizations also joined Wangchuk in the fast.

The opposition is demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after the key entrance exam for doctors. It was canceled in early May following a paper leak.. They say the minister should take moral responsibility and stop working.

Pradhan dismissed the CJP and his supporters as “B-group of rioters”. And Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has yet to engage with the opposition.

But the government was under increasing pressure from the opposition and civil society leaders to do so.

On Thursday, former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal visited Wangchuk.

In a video shared by the CJP, Kejriwal is seen greeting the activist by folding his arms before shaking his hand. He appealed to the government to meet with the opposition.

“Every year exam papers are leaked and youngsters pay the price,” he said. “I ask the government to listen to students and Wangchuck.”

“Pradhan should be removed and replaced by Vanchuk,” he added.