NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday, the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike, with his wife Gitanjali J Angmo saying that no medical treatment should be administered to him without her consent.Speaking to PTI after Wangchuk was moved from the Jantar Mantar protest site, Angmo said, “He is at Safdarjung Hospital. I forbid them from administering anything without my consent. No treatment should start without my consent. I hold everybody accountable if anything happens.”In a post on X, she also wrote, “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.”Questioning the decision to hospitalise him, Angmo claimed Wangchuk had 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 told PTI.In a post on X, the deputy commissioner of police (DCP), New Delhi, said Wangchuk was shifted to the hospital for “essential medical care” following expert medical advice and in compliance with the Delhi high court’s orders due to his deteriorating health.“As per orders of Hon’ble High Court and on expert medical advise due to the deteriorating health condition of Sh. Sonam Wangchuk, he has been shifted to the hospital for essential medical care. 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,” the DCP said.Police also appealed to protesters to end their agitation, saying, “We request the protestors at Jantar Mantar to peacefully vacate the place at the earliest.”On Friday night, Wangchuk had said he remained determined to continue the fast despite his worsening condition, claiming he had “lost 20% of my body” during the hunger strike.Wangchuk has been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28 in support of the CJP-led protest over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination and the reported deaths of students linked to the controversy.The Delhi high court has been monitoring Wangchuk’s medical condition and directed that his health be regularly assessed and appropriate medical intervention be provided if required.(With agency inputs)
