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A letter petition has been sent to the Supreme Court seeking PIL status over climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's removal from Jantar Mantar after a 20-day hunger strike. The plea says the protest highlights recurring exam irregularities, including NEET paper leaks, OMR discrepancies and impersonation, urging judicial intervention to ensure transparency, fairness and accountability in public examinations.

Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, has written to Safdarjung Hospital seeking his transfer to a medical facility of the family's choice. She said the family's trust had been shaken by a perceived lack of transparency in his treatment and requested that he be shifted for further medical care.

Social activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital after doctors found signs of weakness and dehydration due to prolonged fasting. DCP New Delhi Sachin Sharma said Wangchuk was taken for medical examination following a brief commotion during a scheduled health check-up. He remains under observation.

Activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, alleged Delhi Police shifted him to Safdarjung Hospital without informing them despite his vitals being normal a day earlier. Questioning claims of a life-threatening potassium drop, she demanded medical reports and vowed to lead Monday's planned march if Wangchuk is unable to participate.

Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, gets into a verbal confrontation with the staff at the Safdarjung Hospital, demanding to know why she cannot carry her mobile phone inside. In a video, she, and another woman alongside her, are apparently heard asking why there were not being provided with a copy of Wangchuk's medical reports.

A team of two doctors and two paramedics have been deployed for Sonam Wangchuk's care at the government-run Safdarjung Hospital, sources said. They also said that another team of doctors and paramedics from the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, another government-run healthcare facility, examined the activist before he was removed from the Jantar Mantar protest site. According to the sources, following the health checkup, the doctors from RML had advised Wangchuk to get hospitalised.

In an official statement, the Safdarjung Hospital has said that activist Sonam Wangchuk's vitals are stable, but he remains weak due to his prolonged fasting.

"Mr Sonam Wangchuck was received and admitted at Safdarjung hospital for required health care at 7.40 am today. He is weak due to prolonged fasting and dehydration. Although he is currently stable, he requires continuous observation, monitoring and treatment to restore his body parameters," the government hospital said in a statement.

A video from earlier in the day shows heavy police deployment outside the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi, where activist Sonam Wangchuk has been hospitalised after being removed from Jantar Mantar following a prolonged hunger strike.

#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from outside Safdarjung Hospital, where activist Sonam Wangchuk has been admitted. He is conscious, and his vitals are stable. Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, was removed from the protest site by the Delhi Police… pic.twitter.com/ZpfvnhuEvq

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday announced that he would begin a hunger strike following the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site. Speaking at Jantar Mantar, Dipke said the planned march on July 20 would go ahead as scheduled and asserted that the protest would continue despite Wangchuk being shifted to a hospital.

"I am commencing my indefinite hunger strike starting today. I appeal to everyone: do not back down; this movement will only grow larger. They have made a grave mistake... I urge everyone to come to Jantar Mantar; our movement will continue from here, and we will proceed with our march scheduled for July 20th," he said.

#WATCH | Delhi: Founding President of the Cockroach Janta Party, Abhijeet Dipke, says, "I am commencing my indefinite hunger strike starting today. I appeal to everyone: do not back down; this movement will only grow larger. They have made a grave mistake... I urge everyone to… pic.twitter.com/iCoB6jSOHQ

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday alleged that plainclothes Delhi Police personnel were deployed during the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site. In a post on X, Bharadwaj claimed that police personnel dressed in civilian clothes and sports shoes entered the protest venue and accused them of attempting to obstruct media coverage.

Shamelessness at Jantar Mantar Goons of Modi Govt Delhi Police dressed up in civil dress and sports shoes forcefully entering the protest site. They brought dozens of white bed-sheets to block camera views so that any violence/man-handling with Sonam Wangchuk & others is not… pic.twitter.com/u15VlIZdT0

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sagarika Ghosh on Saturday condemned the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site, describing the action as "coercive state violence". In a post on X, Ghosh criticised the Narendra Modi-led government, alleging that it was relying on force to deal with dissent.

"What sort of shocking coercive state violence is this? The morally bankrupt @narendramodi regime only knows how to use the danda. UNACCEPTABLE," she wrote.

Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Saturday criticised the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site, alleging that the BJP-led government was undermining democratic rights. In a post on X, Yadav described the action as more than just a police operation, calling it an assault on democracy and the Constitution.

"Forcibly removing Sonam Wangchuk is not just one action, but an assault on democracy and the Constitution. The BJP government can no longer tolerate even peaceful protests - this is tyranny," she wrote.

Even his wife's plea failed to sway activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has refused to end his indefinite hunger strike despite mounting health concerns. Visiting him at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Friday, the 20th day of his fast, Gitanjali J Angmo urged him to call off the protest, but Wangchuk remained steadfast, saying the hunger strike was "my way and my determination". Read here.

Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday criticised the government after activist Sonam Wangchuk was removed from the Jantar Mantar protest site, calling the action 'cowardice'.

Delhi Police on Saturday denied allegations that protesters at Jantar Mantar were lathicharged or detained during the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from the protest site.

"In accordance with the Hon’ble High Court’s order and considering his health condition and expert medical advice, Sonam Wangchuk has been shifted to a government hospital for treatment. There has been absolutely no lathi charge or anything of that sort,," New Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sachin Sharma told news agency ANI.

Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, on Saturday said that no medication or treatment should be administered to the activist without the consent of his family and the doctors who have been monitoring his health throughout his hunger strike. In a post on X, Angmo said she was present at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, where Wangchuk was admitted after being shifted from Jantar Mantar.

I am at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi where @Wangchuk66 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.

Doctors treating activist Sonam Wangchuk at Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday said his vital parameters are currently normal, while noting that he is experiencing hypotension and hypoglycaemia following his prolonged hunger strike. According to the medical team, Wangchuk's electrocardiogram (ECG) is normal.

The update comes after Wangchuk was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital from Jantar Mantar, where he had been on a hunger strike for over 20 days. He remains under medical observation.