Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospital
He had lost more than 9kg and was in a lot of pain. Videos from the protest site on Saturday showed chaos erupting just before 07:30 local time (02:00 GMT) when dozens of police and paramilitary personnel swooped in on the stage where the activist was lying down. Protesters who tried to stop them were pushed away.They covered him with curtains of bedsheets before removing him from the stage.
- ▪He had lost more than 9kg and was in a lot of pain.
- ▪Videos from the protest site on Saturday showed chaos erupting just before 07:30 local time (02:00 GMT) when dozens of police and paramilitary personnel swooped in on the stage where the activist was lying down.
- ▪Protesters who tried to stop them were pushed away.They covered him with curtains of bedsheets before removing him from the stage.
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Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospitalImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Wangchuk was sitting on hunger strike in the scorching summer, consuming nothing but salt and waterByGeeta PandeyBBC Correspondent, DelhiPublished16 minutes agoIndian activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk, on hunger strike for the past 20 days in Delhi, has been forcibly removed from his protest site.The 59-year-old had been protesting in support of an online satirical movement called the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) who are seeking educational reforms.
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