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"Only observation and tests are being conducted, and we are actually going to get the tests done at an external lab. Since they aren't providing the reports we requested, and regarding the figures they are citing like the potassium level reaching 2.9. It was 4.3 yesterday, so it couldn't have changed to that today," she said in a video byte posted by news agency ANI on X.#WATCH | Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, says, "Regarding the High Court order, the order never mandated hospitalization. It simply stated that an individual's health is paramount and must be monitored at regular intervals; it did not order pic.twitter.com/Snh7R0Iw5r— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2026

The remarks came hours after the Delhi Police removed Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar, where he had been on a fast since June 28, and shifted him to Safdarjung Hospital.'NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT'S ORDER'

Angmo also disputed the police's claim that the removal was in accordance with Delhi High Court's orders.

The court "simply stated that an individual's health is paramount and must be monitored at regular intervals; it did not order hospitalisation," she stated.

"So, this is not in accordance with the High Court order. No treatment is underway right now," Angmo said.

She also claimed that Wangchuk's fast was still ongoing. "He is still fasting; the fast is continuing because he isn't consuming any sugar. He is only taking the water with salt that he was consuming earlier," Angmo remarked.

She also asserted that there is no need for any further intervention by the Centre. "I am grateful that the government cared enough to bring him here, but we will handle the next steps ourselves; there is no need for government interference in this matter. He is definitely weak and losing muscle mass—which happens during any fast—but he is alert and very strong," she stated.

Earlier in the day, Angmo had publicly forbidden doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital from administering Wangchuk with anything orally or intravenously without obtaining consent from her and the physicians who monitored his health throughout the course of his prolonged hunger strike.

"I am at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi where [Sonam Wangchuk] has been admitted. Nothing should be administered to him orally or intravenous without take consent from me, his family and his doctors who have been monitoring his health for the past 20 days," Angmo wrote in a post on X.

Questioning the decision to hospitalise the 59-year-old, she claimed Wangchuk appeared fine on Friday.

"Yesterday, he was doing fine. There was no need to bring him to the hospital. It's my right under Article 32. Without my consent and my doctor's consent, nothing can be administered," she said, per news agency PTI.

The Delhi Police has said that Wangchuk was shifted to the hospital for "essential medical care" following expert medical advice and in compliance with the Delhi High Court's orders.

"While complying with the orders of Hon’ble High Court the protestors tried to create obstruction, in which slight commotion ensued, however police took maximum restrain and undertook the exercise safely. We request the protestors at Jantar Mantar to peacefully vacate the place at the earliest," the police said further in its statement.

On Friday night, Wangchuk had said he remained determined to continue the fast despite his worsening condition, claiming he had lost 20 per cent of his body mass by the point.HERE'S WHAT HIGH COURT HAD SAID

Wanghchuk's removal from Jantar Mantar came two days after the Centre told the High Court that it would provide any required medical intervention to him on the basis of advice of doctors monitoring his health. The submission was made as the court heard a plea seeking urgent medical care for him amid growing concerns over his deteriorating health.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia had directed the government to ensure daily clinical monitoring of Wangchuk's health and take necessary steps whenever required, observing that the "life of any citizen is precious."

"We would like this person to be regularly medically checked by government doctors and, depending on the report of the doctors, if any medication is required, please intervene. Every life is precious," the Bench had orally observed.

Saturday was the 21st day of Wangchuk's hunger strike, which he had begun while demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET examination irregularities.INTERVENTION DAY AHEAD OF CJP MARCH

The hunger strike was part of the Cockroach Janta Party's broader agitation at Jantar Mantar to demand accountability and a judicial probe into alleged examination scams and wider reforms in the examination system.

Wangchuk was removed by the police from the protest site a day ahead of the CJP's planned march to Parliament. He had urged citizens to join him in the march in large numbers.

The appeal had come amid growing calls from several imminent personalities to end what he had vowed to be an "indefinite" fast. By Thursday, July 16, which was the 19th day of his hunger strike, Wangchuk had lost more than 9 kg of his body weight, according to Dr Satish Lamba, a senior general physician who had been monitoring his health.- Ends(With inputs from agencies)Published By: sharangee Published On: Jul 18, 2026 09:23 IST