For 17 days, Sonam Wangchuk has been sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the NEET-UG paper leak and a string of other failures. His weight has dropped by roughly 8.5 kg, and his blood pressure and blood sugar levels are falling.
On July 14, Sudhir Chaudhary decided he was worried about him. His expression of worry was revealing. “Nobody wants #SonamWangchuk to die,” he wrote on X. “The person who can save his life today is Abhijit Dipte. Convince him to end his hunger strike. Take him to a hospital.” He went on: “If Abhijit wants to make a point, he can start a hunger strike himself but spare Sonam. Don’t turn an old man’s life into a political campaign.”
