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Sonam Wangchuk hospitalised after 21-day hunger strike over exam leaks

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Sonam Wangchuk hospitalised after 21-day hunger strike over exam leaks
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Authorities in India’s capital Delhi moved social activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital against his will on Saturday, after his condition worsened on the 21st day of a hunger strike launched to demand the resignation of the federal education minister.
Wangchuk, 59, had been fasting since June 28 in solidarity with India’s youth Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which is demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan step down ‌over exam paper leaks in May that affected millions of students.
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